California Horse Released From EHV-1 Quarantine
Diane E. Rice
December 29, 2020
The release clears the index case, as well as its Ventura County facility and 32 additional horses housed there.
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The release clears the index case, as well as its Ventura County facility and 32 additional horses housed there.
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Twelve additional equids were exposed.
The affected horse remains under quarantine at a California veterinary hospital.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture states no additional cases were reported among exposed horses.
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The case marks the state’s 17th confirmed case in an equid in 2020.
The cases are in Harris, Ector, and Johnson counties.
Thirty-two horses at a boarding facility remain under quarantine following exposure.
An additional 75 horses were exposed and are under quarantine.
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