Officials Confirm West Nile Virus in Ohio Horse
Edited Press Release
December 4, 2019
This is the state’s third equine case of 2019.
Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
This is the state’s third equine case of 2019.
Approximately 100 horses remain isolated at the racetrack following exposure and quarantine.
Officials continue to monitor the San Bernardino County outbreak.
An additional 28 exposed horses, located in Snohomish County, are being monitored by their attending veterinarian.
Smartphones and social media make sharing negative moments with horses—in context or not—easy. How the general public responds can have a lasting impact on the equine industry.
State officials issue an update on the San Bernardino County outbreak.
Officials strike a preemptive blow to limit potential disease introduction by horses possibly exposed in Remington Park’s equine herpesvirus-1 outbreak.
The case marks the county’s second and the state’s fifth for 2019.
The affected horse was euthanized due to complications.
The New Mexico State Racing Commission has barred racetrack entry for horses from Remington Park, in Oklahoma, until further notice.
The state veterinarian’s office has quarantined the affected horse’s residence and those horses exposed at the veterinary hospital.
Sixty-six exposed horses in the deceased horse’s barn at Remington Park in Oklahoma City remain sidelined by quarantine.
Four counties in the state have been affected in 2019.
Topics for the University of Kentucky’s showcase include epidemiology and diagnostics, infectious disease, immunology and parasitology, nutrition, musculoskeletal issues, genetics, and economics.
Two horses tested positive; 40 others were exposed to the highly contagious respiratory disease.
The Thoroughbred registry is calling for all U.S. racetracks to join the group.
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