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Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Pierce County, WI

Outbreak Identifier: 5551

Alert ID: 2969

April 20, 2023

Quarantine Released

Source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Exposed: 40;
Comments: The quarantine issued because of the EHM diagnosis has been released after 21 days of monitoring and temperature taking after the last febrile equine. No other animals came down with EHM and the few equines that spiked fevers (and/or tested positive for EHV-1) recovered uneventfully. The gelding that was diagnosed with EHM and tachycardia recovered at the teaching hospital and is back home.;
Previous Alerts: 2948

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