EHV-1 Confirmed in DuPage County, Illinois
Erica Larson
February 1, 2016
Illinois officials have reported that several horses tested positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus late last month.
Illinois officials have reported that several horses tested positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus late last month.
The quarantine requires all horses at the track to remain and prevents new horses from arriving for at least 21 days.
Thus far, 18 horses from 13 barns at Sunland Park Racetrack have tested positive.
No further cases were identified after one horse tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) earlier this month.
Five horses at Sunland Park Racetrack have now been confirmed positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
The New Mexico racetrack reported Jan. 21 that one horse had been euthanized.
The gelding was quarantined after testing positive for non-neuropathogenic EHV-1 earlier this month.
Confirmed diseases include vesicular stomatitis, herpesvirus, influenza, Getah virus, and strangles, among others.
Three horses at a Bucks County farm have been euthanized due to neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) infection.
All horses must be accompanied by documentation of equine influenza and herpesvirus vaccinations within six months.
Horses are a lot like preschoolers: gather them in groups and someone’s likely to get sick. Diseases like equine influenza, rhino, and strangles spread quickly through herds and, in some, they can turn serious fast. Learn how to protect your horse.
Reported diseases include vesicular stomatitis, equine infectious anemia, strangles, influenza, herpesvirus, and more.
Learn how the respiratory, reproductive, and neurologic forms of equine herpesvirus-1 can impact your horse.
The horse developed neurologic signs at the Minnesota State 4-H Horse Show and was euthanized Sept. 18.
The horse was euthanized Sept. 18 after developing neurologic signs. EHV-1 test results are expected this week.
For the third year in a row, the number of influenza cases in the United States is increasing, a recent study revealed.
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