A neurology specialist reviews the confusing landscape of laboratory diagnostics for neurologic disease in live horses.
Most affected horses are from 19 barns at Sunland Park. Two EHV-1-positive horses are at a nearby training center.
The affected horse has been euthanized due to progressive neurologic disease.
New Mexico’s acting state veterinarian Alexandra Eckhoff, DVM, offered tips to horsemen at two Feb. 1 meetings.
Meanwhile, one horse in Arizona that was euthanized after developing neurologic signs tested positive for the virus.
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.
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