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Chester, PA
Outbreak Identifier: 4616
Alert ID: 1985
March 11, 2021
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Number Confirmed: 7;
Number Suspected: Not Reported;
Number Exposed: 23;
Facility Type: Boarding Facility;
Age: Not Reported; Gender: Not Reported; Breed: Not Reported; Onset of Clinical Signs: Not Reported;
Clinical Signs: Febrile; Confirmation Date: Not Reported; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;
Notes: The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is posting an Order of Special Quarantine at an equine boarding facility for show horses in Chester County, PA due to the detection of EHV-1 in multiple febrile horses on the premises. Investigation is ongoing, but due to a possible connection to an EHM case NOT located at this premises, the Department is issuing an official quarantine and is working with the very proactive barn management and private practitioners to monitor the health of the horses on the premises.