Maryland State Vet Explains the State’s Ongoing EHV Response
Edited Press Release
April 12, 2021
Pimlico and Laurel Park have suspended racing to mitigate EHV cases.
Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
Pimlico and Laurel Park have suspended racing to mitigate EHV cases.
The state does not presently have any EHV-1 cases or quarantines in effect.
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One barn released from quarantine, with additional barn to be retested later this week.
The International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) is hosting its fifth forum as a virtual series on each Tuesday during the month of April.
The case, located at the Winter Equestrian Festival, is unrelated to either of the state’s previous outbreaks this year.
Release of the index horse follows the release of the premises on March 24.
More than 21 days have elapsed since the last horse exhibited fever.
The Quarter Horse from Parker County is the state’s first confirmed case of EHM this year.
Horses at Laurel Park and Pimlico have now tested positive.
No other horses have shown fever or clinical signs for 24 days.
Three horses at the private facility were exposed after the affected horse arrived from Mexico.
Canadian officials have enacted voluntary quarantines at both facilities.
The cases are not epidemiologically linked to recent Marion County cases.
A new study provides evidence that human speech style can affect equine behavior and that pet-directed speech (aka “baby talk”) improves human-horse communication.
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