Outbreak Update: Kentucky Horses Test Negative for EHV-1
Edited Press Release
April 7, 2021
One barn released from quarantine, with additional barn to be retested later this week.
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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.
An analysis of EID data shows a decrease in the rate of fatal injury in 2020 compared to 2019.
Finnish researchers found more horses with bit-related lesions than without—and most of the riders had no idea.
No additional cases have been confirmed for 14 days.
The Sonoma County boarding facility has had no further cases in 14 days.
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