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Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Parker County, TX

Outbreak Identifier: 4638

Alert ID: 2016

April 01, 2021

Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Source: Texas Animal Health Commission

Number Confirmed: 1;
Breed: Quarter Horse (QH);
Confirmation Date: 3/25/2021;
Notes: The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic disease linked to equine herpesvirus (EHV-1), in a Parker County quarter horse on March 25,2021. The premises has been quarantined and TAHC staff are working closely with the owner and local veterinarian to monitor the infected horse and enforce biosecurity measures on the premises. The positive horse has not recently attended any events or known to have come in direct contact with horses from other premises. This is the first positive detection of EHM in Texas this year. For more information about EHM go to EHM Factsheet.

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