RI Colt Tests Positive for EI and Equine EHV-4
Edited Press Release
November 7, 2019
The affected horse was imported into Rhode Island from New England on Oct. 24.
The affected horse was imported into Rhode Island from New England on Oct. 24.
Officials release the Shasta County premises after more than two weeks of monitoring for equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy.
Thirty-three additional horses were exposed to equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy.
A Suffolk County facility on Long Island where an aged gelding was diagnosed with EHM is resuming normal operations after clearing the required quarantine period.
The affected horse developed equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM).
Two Maryland horses were also exposed. Officials have quarantined the Loudoun County premises.
The affected Clark County facility is under mandatory quarantine.
This newest case of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy in California is reportedly not related to the four horses recently confirmed in Shasta and Sonoma counties. Sixty additional horses were exposed.
The attending veterinarian reports two additional horses were exposed.
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has enacted an official quarantine.
NYSDAM instituted an official quarantine after a gelding exhibited neurologic signs due to equine herpesvirus.
CDFA recommends vigilance for potentially exposed horses.
The funding will help veterinary scientists improve these large animals’ well-being by preventing and treating health challenges such as equine herpesvirus, strangles, and fungal infection.
Officials lift quarantine enacted following Carroll County, Indiana, mare’s death and diagnosis.
The 6-week-old Clay County Quarter Horse was euthanized July 15.
Don’t learn the hard way or wait for another outbreak to make disease risk reduction a priority on your farm. Do it now. Your horse’s life might depend upon it.
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