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Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic
Los Angeles, CA
Outbreak Identifier: 4589
Alert ID: 1959
February 12, 2021
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

California Department of Food and Agriculture

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Exposed: 72;
Facility Type: Boarding Facility;
Age: 11; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Tennessee Walking Horses; Onset of Clinical Signs: 2/7/2021;
Clinical Signs: Recumbency, Unable to Rise, Acute Severe Hind Limb Ataxia; Confirmation Date: 2/11/2021; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;
Notes: All horses on the premises had no recent show or travel history and all owners of exposed horses have been notified. No additional cases have been identified at this time, and CDFA will continue to actively monitor the situation 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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