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Four horses on New York farm test positive for EHV-1; one horse had recently competed at large show facility Veterinary officials urge owners who may have been at the same show to follow monitoring protocols to detect signs of illness in their horses Author: Mar 15, 2021 Four horses at a stable in Brewster, New York, have the neurologic form of equine herpes virus, type-1, including one horse who had recently competed at a large show facility, according to the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC). EHV-1 most often causes mild-to-moderate respiratory illness (rhinopneumonitis), but the infection occasionally leads to the life-threatening neurologic disease equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM). The mechanisms through which EHV-1 produces neurologic disease are not yet understood. ....
New York State Reports Two Neurologic Herpesvirus Cases and Two EHV-1 Positive Horses One neurologic horse competed at Old Salem Farm on March 5 prior to exhibiting clinical signs. Author: Mar 11, 2021 The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Animal Industry, has confirmed two cases of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM, also known as neurologic equine herpesvirus) and two cases of EHV-1 that are currently quarantined and isolated at a stable in Brewster, New York. iStock Prospective56 UPDATE April 7, 2021: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is releasing an EHM quarantine that was placed on a private stable that is located in Brewster, New York. In total, two EHM cases and six EHV-1 cases were diagnosed during the quarantine. Fortunately, all affected horses have survived. ....