Equine Herpesvirus (EHV)

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Herpesvirus: Test Results Returned on Maryland Horses


The Maryland Department of Agriculture has received test results taken last week from 13 Maryland horses involved in the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) situation in Maryland and Virginia. Twelve of the test results were negative, resulting in

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Equine Herpesvirus: Va. Officials Awaiting Test Results

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced that a horse from a farm in Fauquier County tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). This horse had been admitted to the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical

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Herpesvirus: More Negative Maryland Tests

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) today (Feb. 27) at 5:20 p.m. announced that test results taken last week from 16 more Maryland horses involved in the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) situation in Maryland and Virginia, for a total of 28

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Equestrians Raise Funds for Peers in Need

Over 300 equestrians went bowling Feb. 18 for the American Hunter-Jumper Foundation’s Emergency Relief Fund at Greenacres Bowl in Lake Worth, Fla.

When the evening was over approximately $60,000 was raised for the AHJF’s Emergency Relief

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3 Va. Counties, Quantico Added to EHV Horse Quarantine

Three counties and Quantico Marine Base have been added to a horse quarantine because of a suspected infection of the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus (EHV), officials said Friday (Feb. 23).

The quarantine involves 175 horses and includes

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Racetracks Impose Restrictions Due to EHV-1 Concerns

Penn National and Charles Town racetracks have imposed restrictions on horses shipping to their tracks as a result of suspected cases of equine herpesvirus in the Mid Atlantic region.

Penn National reported that its stable area has been

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Herpesvirus: Six Virginia Farms Quarantined


Under the direction of State Veterinarian Richard Wilkes, veterinarians with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) are currently quarantining six farms in Northern Virginia with horses that might have been

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Equine Herpesvirus: Valtrex Treatment Appears Successful

Can antiviral drugs be used to successfully treat horses with equine herpesvirus? Recent research into the drug Valacyclovir (trade name Valtrex) seems to indicate it has a place in treating horses exposed to–and diagnosed with–equine herpesvirus

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Herpesvirus: N.Y. Horse Euthanatized

Just days after a false alarm reporting a positive case of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in Dutchess County, N.Y., a horse there was euthanatized after showing neurologic signs consistent with EHV-1. Test results confirmed the horse

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