The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) reported Feb. 2 that it has confirmed equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) cases in four horses at separate locations around the state.
A 3-year-old Thoroughbred found unable to rise in his stall was euthanized after testing positive for EHV-1.
The horse is at a boarding stable in Chesterfield County, which has been placed under quarantine.
The affected Quarter Horse mare developed ataxia, diminished tail tone, and urine dribbling. She has been euthanized.
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 hospital was quarantined after a horse there tested positive for equine herpes myeloencephalitis last week.
The horse was removed from Barn 20 at Laurel Park and placed in isolation off the premises.
An additional febrile horse tested positive for EHV-1 and was moved into the on-site state-of-the-art isolation facility.
Since being released from Cornell Ruffian Equine Hospital, the affected horse has been quarantined at Belmont.
The horse had been a patient at the New Bolton Center, where it was exposed to a horse subsequently diagnosed with EHM.
On Jan. 16 a horse recently admitted to the hospital for non-neurologic signs tested positive for EHV-1.
Diagnostic evaluation begins with a neurologic exam to localize the lesion and continues with more focused testing.
Sixteen horses at one King County facility have tested positive for EHV-1, seven of which have been euthanized.
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