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Equine Herpesvirus- Abortion

Monroe County, WI

Outbreak Identifier: 5192

Alert ID: 2572

May 04, 2022

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Source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture

Number Confirmed: 1;
Gender: Mare; Breed: Standardbred;
Notes: A private practitioner sent samples collected 3/3/2022 from a Standardbred mare that had aborted. Several other mares in the community had also aborted. The fetal tissues/placenta were PCR positive for EHV-1. The horses had not been vaccinated for rhinopneumonitis. The veterinarian reports that the owner has started vaccinating the herd;

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