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State animal health authorities have confirmed a King County horse with the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1. The horse’s boarding farm is currently under quarantine.
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The affected horse has met testing requirements, and no additional horses were infected.
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Forty-eight horses at the affected horse’s Sonoma County premises are under quarantine after being exposed to the EHV-1-positive mare.
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The Amelia County index case has died due to a cause unrelated to equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy.
This is the second horse to be diagnosed on the same Alameda County premises.
Two additional horses at the Foothills County stable were placed under a three-week quarantine.
Forty-one additional horses are under quarantine.
All exposed horses remain under voluntary quarantine.
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Eleven additional horses are suspected positive for infectious respiratory disease, and more than 50 exposed horses are under voluntary quarantine in Douglas County.
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services officials clear the facility for normal use.
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