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Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Howard County, MD

Outbreak Identifier: 4190

Alert ID: 1676

June 30, 2020

Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Source: Maryland Department of Agriculture

Number Confirmed: 2;
Number Exposed: 27;
Update: June 30, 2020- A second horse at the facility developed a fever on Friday June 26th. The horse was immediately removed from the farm and placed in a quarantine facility. The horse is currently being treated by the attending veterinarian. At this point all other horses at the farm are showing no clinical signs. Both the farm and quarantine facility are under hold orders. MDA is closing monitoring the situation. For more information go to: https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Outside%20Linked%20Documents/DiseaseFactsheet-EHM_Update%20Cobranded%20.pdf

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