Kentucky Reports EHM Case, 27 Horses Exposed
Edited Press Release
March 11, 2021
The 3-year-old Thoroughbred’s training facility is under quarantine.
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The 3-year-old Thoroughbred’s training facility is under quarantine.
Both facilities are under a 21-day voluntary quarantine.
Officials have deemed the cases unrelated.
Outbreaks worldwide prompt enhanced biosecurity recommendations for equine events.
This case has not been connected with international travel, transport, or exhibition.
Both horses were recently stabled at the World Equestrian Center, in Ocala, during competition.
The equine herpesvirus-1 outbreak began at an FEI jumping competition in Valencia, Spain, with cases spreading to Belgium, France, and Germany. The FEI calls it “probably the most serious EHV-1 outbreak in Europe for decades.”
Seventy-two potentially exposed horses were released from restricted movement following 14 days of monitoring.
Six exposed horses remain quarantined.
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The cases bring the province’s number of affected equine premises to three.
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Both Hanover County farms have completed EHV monitoring.
Neurologic examinations in foals are easy to perform and provide useful information about the neonate’s overall health status.
Veterinarians can use these fetal parameters to monitor foal health and predict foaling date.
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