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What is in it for EHV-1?

June 28, 2011
Posted by TheHorse.com

Horse owners in the western United States are coming to grips with an equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) outbreak, and the entire industry seems to be involved in the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) discussion.

Topics: Across the Fence, Biosecurity, Blogs, Equine Herpesvirus (EHV), Horse Care

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By Lutz Goehring, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM

I never thought it would come to the point where everyone looks at this virus as the public enemy and I have to become the public defender who provides the “psychological profile” explaining the virus’ behavior so it will have a lesser sentence.

I have worked with equine herpesviruses for more than a decade now

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3 Responses

utemiethe says:

August 2, 2011 at 9:30 pm

re: What is in it for EHV-1?

Excellent article that focuses more on facts rather than hype. Thank you for the information!
doublecc says:

July 1, 2011 at 8:37 am

re: What is in it for EHV-1?

The more informed we are,the better! This article was extremely informative,and I thank you for all your hard work.
cmwest says:

June 30, 2011 at 11:49 am

re: What is in it for EHV-1?

Thank you for your research on this disease!