Editor’s Note: This article was updated Jan. 2 to reflect new information obtained by TheHorse.com.

Several horses at a central North Carolina boarding facility have tested positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), according to a Dec. 30 statement from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDACS).

A Jan. 2 statement from the North Carolina State University Equine and Farm Animal Veterinary Center indicated that "four North Carolina horses from a Raleigh stable have been euthanized after contracting the neurologic form of equine herpes."

The NCDACS statement read,  “This facility has had little movement of horses on or off the farm. Our veterinarians are working closely with the practicing veterinarian and the farm owner. The premises has been quarantined and strict biosecurity measures have been in place since Dec. 23

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