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Equine Herpesvirus- Respiratory

Howard County, MD

Alert ID: 210

May 16, 2016

There have been no new cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) reported since April 19th when two horses stabled at the same farm in Howard County tested positive for the non-neuropathogenic strain of the virus. The farm was placed on 30-day quarantine when the first case was confirmed on April 18. There has been no movement of horses on or off the farm since that date. No other EHV-1 cases have been reported in Maryland.

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