ehv in georgia
In many horses, the first or only sign of EHV-1 infection is fever, which can go undetected. | Photo: Stephanie L. Church/The Horse

The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported Jan. 24 that officials have confirmed two cases of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1)—including one case of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic form of EHV-1—in Morgan County, Georgia.

“The Georgia Department of Agriculture’s (GDA) Animal Industry Division has confirmed two cases of EHV-1, including one EHM case, and three suspect cases at a Morgan County facility,” the EDCC said. “All equids on the farm are being monitored. None are showing clinical signs of the disease at this time.”

The GDA has placed an official quarantine on the facility, the EDCC said

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