A farm in Wellington, Fla., where a horse had tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) has been released from quarantine, according to a March 4 statement from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). Meanwhile, the EHV-1 case count in Ocala, Fla., is holding steady at seven.

In Wellington, noted the FDACS statement, Tequestrian Farm "was initially quarantined due a horse testing positive for EHV-1. This horse was imported from another state and isolated at the farm on arrival. No connection was made between this horse and the HITS Showground EHV-1 cases. The horse never developed neurologic signs and the quarantine was released after fourteen days with no evidence of transmission, no clinical signs on the farm, and all horses testing negative on the premises."

In Ocala, Fla., seven horses connected to the Horse Shows in the Sun (HITS) circuit have tested positive for EHV-1, two of which developed neurologic signs in connection with the disease.

The Ocala index horse tested positive for the disease on Feb. 21. That horse had previously been stabled at the HITS facility and was diagnosed with wild-type EHV-1. The March 4 FDACS statement indicates that horse is in stable condition at the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine’s Large Animal Hospital