Two New Jersey Horses Test Positive for EHM
Edited Press Release
April 27, 2021
Two Quarter Horse geldings in Morris County are isolated following confirmation by NJDA.
Two Quarter Horse geldings in Morris County are isolated following confirmation by NJDA.
An EHV-1 positive horse at the farm was part of a cohort recently imported from Europe.
All horses at the formerly quarantined boarding stable are well and have tested negative for EHV-1.
Approval is now needed to move horses to Kentucky from Laurel Downs as well as from Pimlico in Maryland.
No link has been established between this case and outbreaks in Europe and Florida.
Northumberland and Durham counties are now affected.
The Larimer County premises is under official quarantine.
The horses from separate premises recently traveled together to an event in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Officials have cleared Blackwood’s training barn A.
Over the past few decades veterinarians and researchers have investigated major EHV-1 outbreaks in the U.S. to learn more about how to contain and prevent future occurrences.
In the wake of EHV at Pimlico, approval is needed to move horses onto Kentucky tracks.
The horse’s boarding facility has been placed under voluntary quarantine.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food has enacted a voluntary quarantine on the facility.
No further cases were reported at the Santa Clara County premises within 14 days.
All six affected horses survived the potentially deadly virus.
Pimlico and Laurel Park have suspended racing to mitigate EHV cases.
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