The final equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) quarantine in Oldham County, Kentucky, has been released from quarantine.

In a Feb. 3 statement, E.S. “Rusty” Ford, equine programs manager for the Kentucky State Veterinarian’s Office, said horses residing at the premises, which was quarantined Jan. 11, were retested for the virus last week.

“The final results reported (Feb. 3) provides that each horse in the barn has tested negative on both nasal swabs and whole blood,” he said. “Having been greater than 14 days post-exposure with daily observation and monitoring detecting no abnormal findings, and each horse now having two negative sets of results, the Kentucky Office of State Veterinarian has released the quarantine … and the horses are under no further restrictions.

Meanwhile, quarantines remain in place at two Kentucky Thoroughbred facilities in an unrelated EHV-1 situation

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