EHV-1: What We Know and What We Learned (AAEP 2011)
Nancy S. Loving, DVM
January 20, 2012
The multistate outbreak in 2011 illustrated the need for infectious disease control in the equine community.
The multistate outbreak in 2011 illustrated the need for infectious disease control in the equine community.
An additional horse was confirmed EHV-1-positive and another was euthanized in connection with the outbreak.
The goal is to identify factors associated with the outbreak in order to prevent and control outbreaks.
Only one of the eight horses has displayed neurologic signs consistent with EHV-1 thus far.
Past studies showed that vaccines were only sometimes effective in preventing development of viremia.
All affected horses are quarantined on their home property and are receiving veterinary care.
It’s never too late to implement biosecurity protocol to help protect horses from potentially fatal diseases.
The horses are currently quarantined on their home premises and are receiving veterinary treatment.
The admission and discharge restrictions were put in place after an EHV-1-positive mare was hospitalized.
The mare was taken to the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University upon becoming ill.
Featured topics included equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, wobbler syndrome, and neurologic herpesvirus.
Since June 2011, the program has provided notification of more than 500 equine disease reports to subscribers.
The University of Kentucky has implemented a new real-time PCR assay for diagnosing EHV-1.
Samples taken from a horse exhibiting neurologic signs at the World Championship show were negative for EHV-1.
The EHV-1 quarantine at the UTVMC was lifted today (Sept. 30).
No new horses have been confirmed EHV-1 positive since Sept. 21 in connection with the Tennessee cases.
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