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Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Wellington County, ON

Outbreak Identifier: 5474

Alert ID: 2905

February 15, 2023

Outbreak Update

Source: OMAFRA

Number Confirmed: 2;
Number Suspected: 4
Number Exposed: 20
Facility Type: Boarding Facility
Comments: The voluntary movement restrictions put in place by the facility manager on the farm in Wellington County have ended. This farm had 5 equine deaths related to this outbreak and one horse is recovering from EHM. This has been the only farm confirmed to have an outbreak of EHV-1 neurologic disease in the province so far this year.
Previous Alerts: 2864

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