Pennsylvania Horse Confirmed With EHM
Edited Press Release
June 22, 2020
Thirty-nine additional horses have been placed under official quarantine after their potential exposure to equine herpesvirus.
Thirty-nine additional horses have been placed under official quarantine after their potential exposure to equine herpesvirus.
Six additional Fauquier County horses have been exposed.
Officials state there’s no link between the case at this facility and those at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto or the Dufferin County farm that also recently experienced EHM cases.
The Dufferin County farm outbreak is linked to a Toronto racetrack outbreak.
The Linn County premises where the 14-year-old resides has been quarantined.
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.
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