Equine disease outbreak is reported in N.J., Massachusetts

PROVIDENCE –– Horse owners and breeders in Rhode Island are being advised of an outbreak of a contagious equine virus in New Jersey and neighboring Massachusetts.

Though the virus does not pose a risk to humans, the virus can survive up to several weeks in cold, damp weather and cause respiratory illness, spontaneous abortion, neurological disease and death in horses. Read More…

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