Calif. stable experiences outbreak of EHV-1
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has announced additional confirmed cases of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in horses residing an already quarantined facility in Orange County.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has announced additional confirmed cases of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in horses residing an already quarantined facility in Orange County.
State animal health officials confirmed April 10 that a horse in Lincoln County, South Dakota, has tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1)
Sixteen horses at one facility in King County, Washington, have now tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), seven of which have been euthanized.
Testing was conducted after a mare previously stabled at Turfway Park tested positive for the wild strain of EHV-1 late last week
We received word from the diagnostic lab at UC-Davis that the “suspect” horse at the World Show in Fort Worth is not infected with Equine Herpesvirus 1. The negative test result means that the World Sale goes tonight at 9:00 and a consolidated class schedule will start tomorrow (Thursday) morning.
With the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) myeloencephalopathy outbreak in May and June, biosecurity among show horses has been front page news.
In response to the decline of the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) outbreak that took place in the western United States and Canada during May and June,
Just one additional case of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) was confirmed June 9 in the outbreak that has killed a dozen horses and sickened many more.
The current outbreak of the sometimes fatal neurologic disease caused by equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in several Western states and Canada has generated widespread concern throughout the horse industry.
The number of horses affected by the neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) outbreak in the western United States and Canada continues to rise.
Equine herpesvirus-1 disease is “one of the costliest equine diseases worldwide,” said Rebecca McConnico, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM