Admission: Six horses were referred from the University of Findlay for emergency treatment. All horses had signs of neurological disease. One horse was dead on arrival on 19 January 03; this horse went directly to necropsy and was never admitted to the Hospital. Four horses were admitted 18-19 Jan 03. One horse was admitted 28 January 03. All horses were segregated in the old part of the Hospital.
 
Outcome: All horses admitted to the hospital died between 19 Jan and 1 Feb 03. 

Fever in horses hospitalized at The Ohio State University 18 Jan 03 to 11 Feb 03. (Note: these horses were not from the University of Findlay.) Could these horses have been infected with EHV-1?
 
Six horses developed fever during this time period. All were tested for EHV-1; preliminary results are as follows:
 
Acute Serology: 4 horses 1:80 (3); 1:160 (1).
                        2 horses: negative
Convalescent serology pending; as of 2/25/03.
Pharyngeal swab, buffy coat negative
Virus Isolation pending
 
All of these horses are currently isolated at The Ohio State University Veterinary Clinic