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Equine Herpesvirus- Respiratory

Kentucky, United States

Alert ID: 817

February 08, 2018

Source: Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Both horses that tested positive for EHV-1 on 2/6/2018 at Turfway Park racetrack have been removed from the grounds and are in isolation at a private facility. The horses that had moved from the quarantine barn prior to restrictions being implemented have all been sampled and testing completed. Each horse has been reported negative by PCR on both nasal swabs and whole blood and remain in isolation. There have been no fevers or other evidence of illness reported in the quarantine barn.

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