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State Officials Monitor Two More Maine Facilities for EHV-1

Edited Press Release July 9, 2020

Potentially exposed horses are being monitored for fever and clinical signs.

Oklahoma Sees its First Case of VSV for 2020

Edited Press Release July 9, 2020

Oklahoma is the fifth state affected with vesicular stomatitis virus this year.

Protect Your Horse From Vesicular Stomatitis

Diane E. Rice July 7, 2020

Researchers investigated how you can best protect your horses from contracting the vesicular stomatitis virus. Here’s what they found.

Six Kansas Counties Now Confirmed With VSV

Edited Press Release July 7, 2020

Greenwood, Marion, and Sumner join the list of Kansas counties affected by vesicular stomatitis virus.

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One New VSV-Affected Premises Confirmed in Arizona County

Edited Press Release July 7, 2020

Maricopa County sees overall drop in premises affected by vesicular stomatitis virus.

Georgia Horse Confirmed With EHV-4

Edited Press Release July 2, 2020

Two additional horses exposed to equine herpesvirus-4.

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Second Kansas County Confirmed With VSV

Edited Press Release July 2, 2020

Sixteen premises in two Kansas counties remain under quarantine due to vesicular stomatitis.

Maine Horse Contracts Neurologic EHV-1

Edited Press Release June 30, 2020

The horse’s Kennebec County facility has been placed under quarantine.

Equine Innovators: African Horse Sickness With Dr. Peter Timoney

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director June 29, 2020

University of Kentucky researcher Dr. Peter Timoney talks about the deadly African horse sickness and what it will take to prevent its arrival in unaffected countries.

Nebraska’s First 2020 Case of Vesicular Stomatitis Confirmed

Edited Press Release June 26, 2020

The state’s index case resides on a Buffalo County premises.

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Neurologic Equine Herpesvirus Confirmed in Maryland Horse

Edited Press Release June 26, 2020

Veterinarians are monitoring 27 exposed horses at the facility.

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Additional Vesicular Stomatitis Cases Confirmed in Kansas

Edited Press Release June 26, 2020

Cowley and Sedgwick are the second and third Kansas counties with confirmed positive equine premises.

Non-Outbreak Equine Coronavirus Tests Rarely Positive, but Reliable

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA June 23, 2020

If ECoV tests are positive and a horse is showing classic clinical signs of the disease, including colitis, fever, and lethargy, vets can safely assume he has equine coronavirus disease without further testing.