All quarantines in effect for horse farms and clinics due to the recent equine herpesvirus outbreak have been lifted, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs said.


“We released the last facility (Jan. 20),” department spokesman Mark Fagan said. “We feel that we reached containment in the areas that were affected in Martin, Marion, and Palm Beach counties.”


In all, 13 confirmed cases of the virus were confirmed, with six horses euthanatized due to the illness. The state quarantined 10 properties including Payson Park Training Center in Indiantown.


Payson Park has more than 500 Thoroughbred horses stabled on its property. Earlier, the state lifted the quarantine on most of the facility but left t in place for two barns. Only one horse tested positive for the illness there and has since recovered

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