EHV Confirmed at Fair Grounds Race Course
Erica Larson
December 27, 2016
A 2-year-old Thoroughbred gelding stabled at the Louisiana track was euthanized after developing neurologic signs.
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A 2-year-old Thoroughbred gelding stabled at the Louisiana track was euthanized after developing neurologic signs.
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Some quarantines remain in place at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, in Los Angeles County, and in Inyo County.
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Meanwhile, no new cases have been confirmed in the unrelated Inyo County incident.
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Tests are being run on another Los Angeles County horse and an affected Inyo County horse developed neurologic signs.
Inyo County’s case total has risen to three, while just one horse remains isolated in the Los Angeles County outbreak.
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Animal health officials say the case is unrelated to the 13 cases confirmed in Los Angeles County in the past few weeks.
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