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A 17-year-old Thoroughbred gelding was diagnosed with EHM, the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) after developing neurologic deficits.
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The horse that tested positive for EHV-1 has traveled extensively in South Dakota for cutting and sorting events in the past few weeks.
New procedures are now in place to safeguard Britain’s equine population from future contagious equine metritis (CEM) outbreaks.
Vaccinating mares against the polysaccharide poly-N-acetyl glucosamine appears to effectively protect foals against R. equi pneumonia, researchers found.
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The horse was moved to an isolation area at his home farm and the premise has been quarantined.
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If surgery requiring general anesthesia must be performed on pregnant mares, the safest time window is Days 40-220 of gestation, researchers concluded.
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Two doses of an “anti-GnRH” vaccine led to full, but reversible, sterility in a group of French study stallions, researchers found.
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The EHM-positive 5-year-old Standardbred gelding from Washtenaw County developed acute neurologic signs and is isolated and under veterinary care, officials said.
Equine herpesvirus-1, or EHV-1, infection can result in late-term abortion in pregnant mares.
The second horse developed a fever and respiratory signs of disease, but has not yet exhibited any neurologic deficits.
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