EHV in Virginia: Cases Confirmed in Hanover County
Erica Larson
January 10, 2019
Two horses were euthanized due to severe neurologic deficits and a third began exhibiting neurologic signs on Jan. 10.
Two horses were euthanized due to severe neurologic deficits and a third began exhibiting neurologic signs on Jan. 10.
Officials reported diseases including African horse sickness, equine influenze, strangles, EHV-1, EIA, and more.
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Two horses residing on one premises in Cariboo Sub. B., British Columbia, Canada, tested positive for EIA. A veterinarian tested the horses as their owner suspected they’d been exposed to EIA, but neither horse was showing signs of disease at sampling.
The unvaccinated 17-month-old grade filly was euthanized.
Two horses have been euthanized, and the eight horses remaining on the premises are being monitored for clinical signs of EHV-1 infection.
This is the fourth confirmed case of EIA in Colorado horses this year.
Equestrian Canada reported Nov. 30 that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency National Reference Laboratory confirmed the EIA case on Nov. 21.
An 8-year-old Saddlebred mare from Loudon County and a 7-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse from Monroe County tested positive for WNV.
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Officials confirmed three EIA cases in horses from Kaufman, Tarrant, and Tom Green counties.
This is the fourth confirmed case of WNV in North Carolina horses in 2018.
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