Two Additional Utah Horses Confirmed EHV-1 Positive
Erica Larson
February 27, 2013
Two additional horses have tested EHV-1 positive, bringing the total confirmed count in Utah to four.
Two additional horses have tested EHV-1 positive, bringing the total confirmed count in Utah to four.
The horse tested negative on a nasal PCR swab, but positive for EHV-1 on a blood test.
The state veterinarian has issued a quarantine in Cache County following confirmation of EHV-1 cases.
HITS reported in a Feb. 25 statement that no new cases of the disease have been detected.
Smith’s research focused primarily on the neurologic manifestation of equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1).
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has quarantined two farms after horses at both were exposed to EHV-1.
A horse at the HITS circuit reportedly has been diagnosed with the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1.
Authorities have released all quarantine and hold orders related to a horse that tested positive for EHV-1.
The World Organization for Animal Health?s (OIE) standards help prevent the spread of infectious disease.
Colorado animal health authorities have placed a quarantine on seven horses including the index case.
There are 236 OIE reference laboratories covering 112 animal diseases, including equine-specific ailments.
Tests confirmed a horse from a Gladstone farm contracted the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
While equal percentages of horses and mules were exposed to EHV-1, no mules developed neurologic disease.
The EHV-1 quarantine has been lifted but Oaklawn Park is still not permitting Hawthorne horses on its grounds.
Diseases reported include contagious equine metritis, equine herpesvirus, piroplasmosis, and more.
Owners must provide health certificates to the La. State Veterinarian’s Office prior to the animal’s entry.
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