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Roanoke County, VA
Outbreak Identifier: 5481
Alert ID: 2873
January 20, 2023
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

State Department of Agriculture

Number Confirmed: 3 
Number Suspected: 2 
Number Exposed: 28 
Facility Type: Stable
Comments: Three horses at a stable in Roanoke County have been confirmed positive for EHM. Two additional cases are suspected. No horses have traveled from the facility in the last six weeks. For more information go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/equine-herpesvirus