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Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Plymouth County, VA

Outbreak Identifier: 4574

Alert ID: 1942

January 28, 2021

Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Exposed: 32;
Facility Type: Boarding Facility;
Gender: Gelding; Breed: Cross; Onset of Clinical Signs: 1/25/2021;
Clinical Signs: Dribbling Urine, Hind limb ataxia, Progressing to recumbency; Confirmation Date: 1/26/2021; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Vaccinated;
Notes: One horse from another farm in the same county was exposed. The second farm is currently under quarantine. The horses from the second barn are included in the 32 number of exposed horses. For more information about EHM go to https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Outside%20Linked%20Documents/DiseaseFactsheet-EHM_Update%20Cobranded%20.pdf;

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