Four Saskatchewan Premises Identified With EIA
Edited Press Release
March 16, 2021
All four premises are epidemiologically linked.
Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
All four premises are epidemiologically linked.
The World Equestrian Center quarantine on Barn D has been lifted.
Officials suspect two additional cases of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy.
A Webb County premises is currently under quarantine related to the case.
An additional 23 horses on the property were potentially exposed.
One of the horses attended at show in North Salem on March 4-5.
An attending veterinarian has reported a case of equine influenza in Fairfax County, Virginia.
An additional 45 horses at the affected Los Angeles County boarding facility are currently under quarantine.
A mare showed neurologic signs of the disease on March 1. Three days later a second horse, her neighbor, exhibited a fever.
Nearly 200 horses remain held at the competition venue in Valencia by government officials in Spain, where EHV-1 is a reportable disease.
The 3-year-old Thoroughbred’s training facility is under quarantine.
The chief revision: addition of intrathecal lidocaine hydrochloride 2% with the horse in a surgical plane of general anesthesia.
Both facilities are under a 21-day voluntary quarantine.
Officials have deemed the cases unrelated.
Outbreaks worldwide prompt enhanced biosecurity recommendations for equine events.
This case has not been connected with international travel, transport, or exhibition.
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