Woodbine Racetrack Confirmed EHM Cases Reach 27
Edited Press Release
May 27, 2020
The Ontario, Canada, track continues to monitor the outbreak.
The Ontario, Canada, track continues to monitor the outbreak.
Testing at the Canadian horse racing track following two confirmed cases revealed additional equine herpesvirus-1 positives.
Horses that tested positive at the affected King County facility are now clear of the virus.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has enacted strict control measures.
The Ward County horse is reported as recovering.
Eleven of 44 exposed horses tested positive during the outbreak.
The guidelines make new recommendations for core and risk-based vaccines for horses. The committee further emphasizes that routine vaccinations are considered essential during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Three horses at a King County boarding facility are now confirmed positive for the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus.
State animal health authorities have confirmed a King County horse with the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1. The horse’s boarding farm is currently under quarantine.
The affected horse has met testing requirements, and no additional horses were infected.
Forty-eight horses at the affected horse’s Sonoma County premises are under quarantine after being exposed to the EHV-1-positive mare.
The Amelia County index case has died due to a cause unrelated to equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy.
This is the second horse to be diagnosed on the same Alameda County premises.
Two additional horses at the Foothills County stable were placed under a three-week quarantine.
Forty-one additional horses are under quarantine.
All exposed horses remain under voluntary quarantine.
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