Officials Confirm EHM at Turf Paradise Racetrack
Erica Larson
February 13, 2018
The affected horse presented with neurologic signs on Feb. 8 and was moved to a referral hospital. One barn at the track is quarantined.
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The affected horse presented with neurologic signs on Feb. 8 and was moved to a referral hospital. One barn at the track is quarantined.
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This case, confirmed in a horse that recently shipped from Oregon, is not related to ones diagnosed in December 2017 at a different facility.
The two horses at Turfway Park that tested positive for EHV earlier in the week have been isolated at a private facility.
A second horse at the affected farm was diagnosed with equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EMH).
A 6-year-old Quarter Horse gelding located near Gillette was euthanized. Tests results on a second horse remain pending.
Two additional horses from the quarantined barn at Turfway Park tested positive for EHV-1, animal health officials said Feb. 6.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) reported Feb. 2 that it has confirmed equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) cases in four horses at separate locations around the state.
A 3-year-old Thoroughbred found unable to rise in his stall was euthanized after testing positive for EHV-1.
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