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Equine Herpesvirus- Respiratory

Oldham County, KY

Alert ID: 431

January 13, 2017

Results of testing done on horses on the second Oldham County premises did identify 5 additional horses to be positive by PCR on the nasal swab. As was the first case in this investigation, the strain of EHV1 identified is the ‘wild strain’, not the mutated strain. Testing of the each blood sample was reported neg by PCR. The 5 positive horses were removed from the barn and placed in a separate isolation early this morning (1/13/17). Monitoring of horses in the other barns continues, and there has been no evidence discovered suggesting the virus has spread to other barns or areas on the premises. Health monitoring of the population continues and individual reports assessed daily.

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