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Kentucky Reports Equine Neurologic Herpesvirus Case
A 3-year-old Thoroughbred filly in Woodford County, Kentucky, has tested positive for the neuropathogenic strain of EHV-1.
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Mar 11, 2021
A 3-year-old Thoroughbred filly in Woodford County, Kentucky, has tested positive for the neuropathogenic strain of EHV-1.
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Equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM, also known as neurologic equine herpesvirus) has been confirmed in a 3-year-old Thoroughbred filly in Woodford County, Kentucky.
The filly reportedly had a fever on Saturday and was referred to a veterinary hospital in Lexington on Tuesday evening after becoming unstable and ataxic.
The Kentucky State Veterinarian s Office was alerted of the suspected equine herpesvirus case on Tuesday night, and the training facility was placed under restriction pending completion of diagnostic testing.
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The Kentucky State Veterinarian has confirmed a case of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM, resulting from equine herpesvirus or EHV) in a 3-year-old Thoroughbred filly in Woodford County. Her training facility and 27 exposed horses there are currently under quarantine.
The filly reportedly exhibited a fever on Saturday and was referred to a veterinary hospital in Lexington Tuesday evening after becoming unstable and ataxic (uncoordinated). The Kentucky State Veterinarian’s Office was alerted of the suspected EHV case on Tuesday night, and the training facility was placed under restriction pending completion of diagnostic testing.
PCR testing detected the neuropathogenic EHV-1 strain. Kentucky animal health officials have been present at the facility, previously imposed restrictions remain in place, and the 27 exposed horses had samples (nasal swabs and whole blood) collected March 11 and submitted for PCR testing. As of the evening of March 10, veterinari