California Horse Confirmed EHV-1 Positive
Erica Larson
September 13, 2011
A new case of neurologic EHV-1 was confirmed in California on September 12.
A new case of neurologic EHV-1 was confirmed in California on September 12.
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Two additional California horses tested positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) on Aug. 24.
A tenth horse in New South Wales has tested positive for hendra virus, bringing the national total to 21.
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Forty horses from one Clarksville, Ark., farm have died or been euthanized after testing positive for EIA.
A 15-year-old Oldenburg mare from Sonoma County tested positive for neurologic EHV-1 on Aug. 23.
A Queensland horse was confirmed positive for hendra virus today, bringing the national total to 20 cases.
Three new cases of hendra virus were confirmed Aug. 17 in New South Wales, bringing the national total to 19.
A sixth horse tested positive for hendra virus in Australia, bringing the total to 16 confirmed cases.
The quarantines on Australian facilities that housed hendra-positive horses are slowly being lifted.
The neurologic form of EHV-1 is highly contagious in horses and multiplies within its host very rapidly.
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Queensland and New South Wales have both committed $3 million for hendra virus research.
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