Kentucky EHV Update: Two More Horses Test Positive
Erica Larson
February 7, 2018
Two additional horses from the quarantined barn at Turfway Park tested positive for EHV-1, animal health officials said Feb. 6.
Two additional horses from the quarantined barn at Turfway Park tested positive for EHV-1, animal health officials said Feb. 6.
A 3-year-old Thoroughbred found unable to rise in his stall was euthanized after testing positive for EHV-1.
The 2-year-old Miniature Horse gelding with an unknown vaccination history developed clinical signs on Jan. 10 and was euthanized on Jan. 16.
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Officials in San Jose are investigating the circumstances surrounding the mauling deaths of four Miniature Horses and a Sicilian donkey at a zoo there.
The affected Quarter Horse mare developed ataxia, diminished tail tone, and urine dribbling. She has been euthanized.
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A Thoroughbred mare tested positive for wild-type EHV-1 after developing mild ataxia.
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One horse at The Meadows Racetrack has tested positive and is being treated. Two barns are currently quarantined.
The horse was removed from Barn 20 at Laurel Park and placed in isolation off the premises.
Vets must look comprehensively at the clinical picture to not only diagnose the disease but also come up with a treatment plan and prognosis.
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The horse had been a patient at the New Bolton Center, where it was exposed to a horse subsequently diagnosed with EHM.
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Sixteen horses at one King County facility have tested positive for EHV-1, seven of which have been euthanized.
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