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Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Remington Park Racetrack, Oklahoma County, OK

Outbreak Identifier: 4057

Alert ID: 1554

January 04, 2020

Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Source: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture

Number Confirmed: 17;

Number Alive 16
Number Exposed: ~120;

Update 1-3-2020: On Friday January 3rd, an additional 8 horses were released from quarantine. These horses completed 14 days with no exposure to an EHV-1 positive horse, no fevers, no symptoms compatible with EHV-1, and two negative tests 7 days apart. These horses were from the second quarantine barn but were moved to separate barns after the race meet ended. Twenty one horses remain in quarantine at Remington Park, 5 of these are in the Isolation Barn. Enhanced biosecurity measures and twice daily temperature monitoring is in place. ODAFF personnel are on-site and continue to monitor the situation.;

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