WI, USA: State Fair horse barn put in quarantine for several hours due to fear of EHV-1 (equine flu was later diagnosed)

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State Fair horse barn put in quarantine for several hours

August 07, 2012 9:00 pm ? GEORGE HESSELBERG | Wisconsin State Journal

With 300 Clydesdales waiting to leave and the next round of show horses waiting to move in, Wisconsin State Fair officials on Sunday put the horse barn in quarantine for more than six hours while waiting for test results to determine if a fatal disease had struck the herd.