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Three horses test positive for equine herpes virus; Nevada veterinarian recommends against travel, competing
Submitted by editor on Thu, 04/11/2019 - 9:11am
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Nevada Department of Agriculture
Nevada Department of Agriculture has received reports that two horses that were in attendance at the National Reined Cow Horse Association Stallion Stakes event have tested positive for the respiratory, non-neurologic form of Equine Herpes Virus ? Type 1. One horse was from California, and the second was from Clark County and is under quarantine order by State Veterinarian JJ Goicoechea.
Horses in attendance at the NRCHA event, which took place at the South Point Equestrian Center May 30 through April 6, may have been exposed to EHV-1 and should exercise extreme caution when traveling or competing.
?No quarantine is in place for the South Point Equestrian Center and the facility continues to exercise extreme caution,? Dr. JJ Goicoechea said. ?At this time, I am recommending horse owners in Nevada do not travel or compete with their horses.?
In addition, there has been one unrelated case of EHV-1 reported on an unvaccinated horse with neurologic signs in Clark County.
?These two cases are not related and are examples of why monitoring of horses and rapid reporting of positive test results are critical to protecting Nevada?s equine industry,? Dr. Goicoechea said. ?The facility where the EHV-1 positive horse with neurologic symptoms is located has also been placed under quarantine, and I am not making additional recommendations because the horse has no travel history off the property.?...
Three horses test positive for equine herpes virus; Nevada veterinarian recommends against travel, competing
Submitted by editor on Thu, 04/11/2019 - 9:11am
t
Nevada Department of Agriculture
Nevada Department of Agriculture has received reports that two horses that were in attendance at the National Reined Cow Horse Association Stallion Stakes event have tested positive for the respiratory, non-neurologic form of Equine Herpes Virus ? Type 1. One horse was from California, and the second was from Clark County and is under quarantine order by State Veterinarian JJ Goicoechea.
Horses in attendance at the NRCHA event, which took place at the South Point Equestrian Center May 30 through April 6, may have been exposed to EHV-1 and should exercise extreme caution when traveling or competing.
?No quarantine is in place for the South Point Equestrian Center and the facility continues to exercise extreme caution,? Dr. JJ Goicoechea said. ?At this time, I am recommending horse owners in Nevada do not travel or compete with their horses.?
In addition, there has been one unrelated case of EHV-1 reported on an unvaccinated horse with neurologic signs in Clark County.
?These two cases are not related and are examples of why monitoring of horses and rapid reporting of positive test results are critical to protecting Nevada?s equine industry,? Dr. Goicoechea said. ?The facility where the EHV-1 positive horse with neurologic symptoms is located has also been placed under quarantine, and I am not making additional recommendations because the horse has no travel history off the property.?...