A Suffolk County facility on Long Island where an aged gelding was diagnosed with EHM is resuming normal operations after clearing the required quarantine period.
The affected horse developed equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM).
Both horses’ vaccination status is unknown.
Two Maryland horses were also exposed. Officials have quarantined the Loudoun County premises.
The affected Clark County facility is under mandatory quarantine.
Kansas becomes the eighth state with confirmed vesicular stomatitis virus this year.
James N. MacLeod, VMD, PhD, steps into the program’s director position for the second time. He also served as its first leader shortly after the program’s formation.
The stall is designed to keep horses and caretakers safe during treatment for neurologic conditions and diseases.
The American Veterinary Medical Association has granted U of A approval to open the state’s first public College of Veterinary Medicine.
With the national horse population trending down, the abundance of options available to horse buyers has left some rare breeds teetering on the edge of catastrophic loss.
This newest case of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy in California is reportedly not related to the four horses recently confirmed in Shasta and Sonoma counties. Sixty additional horses were exposed.
The attending veterinarian reports two additional horses were exposed.
The disease has affected 27 horses in 13 Michigan counties in 2019.
Colorado and Wyoming have newly confirmed positive and suspect premises.
The affected horses resided in Dallas and Kaufman counties.
All other horses on the premises received preventive vaccination after the diagnosis.
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