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Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic
Ontario, Canada
Alert ID: 1965
February 18, 2021

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Regional Municipality of Peel
Number Confirmed: 1;
Facility Type: Private Facility;
Age: 18; Gender: Gelding; Horse Status: Euthanized; Clinical Signs: Incoordination of Hind Limbs- Severe, Progressing to Being Down with an Inability to Get Up;

Regional Municipality of Niagara
Number Confirmed: 1;
Age: 7; Gender: Mare;
Clinical Signs: Progressing to Being Down with an Inability to Get Up, Difficulty urinating;
Notes: Both facilities are under veterinary supervision and the farm managers have implemented biosecurity procedures and movement restrictions. There are now three equine facilities in the province with a confirmed EHV-1 infection causing neurologic disease. 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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