Albemarle County, Virginia, Horse Tests Positive for EHV-1
Erica Larson
January 19, 2018
The horse had been a patient at the New Bolton Center, where it was exposed to a horse subsequently diagnosed with EHM.
The horse had been a patient at the New Bolton Center, where it was exposed to a horse subsequently diagnosed with EHM.
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