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Source: https://centraljersey.com/2019/12/23/horse-tests-positive-for-neurologic-equine-herpes-virus/
Horse tests positive for neurologic equine herpes virus
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December 23, 2019
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has quarantined a property in Monmouth County after a horse developed the highly infectious equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM). The 18-year-old standardbred mare was euthanized on Dec. 18.
EHM is the often deadly neurologic form of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) infection. Other horses in the premises are under quarantine. Temperatures are being taken twice daily on all quarantined horses to monitor for sickness, according to a press release from the department.
In accordance with department policy, administrators said they could not reveal the exact location of the farm...
Horse tests positive for neurologic equine herpes virus
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Submitted Content -
December 23, 2019
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has quarantined a property in Monmouth County after a horse developed the highly infectious equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM). The 18-year-old standardbred mare was euthanized on Dec. 18.
EHM is the often deadly neurologic form of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) infection. Other horses in the premises are under quarantine. Temperatures are being taken twice daily on all quarantined horses to monitor for sickness, according to a press release from the department.
In accordance with department policy, administrators said they could not reveal the exact location of the farm...