{"id":24441,"date":"2020-06-25T10:56:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T14:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=24441"},"modified":"2020-06-30T12:50:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T16:50:26","slug":"howard-county-horse-tests-positive-for-equine-herpesvirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2020\/06\/25\/howard-county-horse-tests-positive-for-equine-herpesvirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard County Horse Tests Positive for Equine Herpesvirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>ANNAPOLIS, MD <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture\u2019s Animal Health Program confirmed a horse in Howard County tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) on June 22. Samples from the symptomatic horse were sent to the Frederick Animal Health Laboratory, where the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">neurotropic strain of EHV-1 was confirmed. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The horse was euthanized due to complications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Howard County farm has been placed on a hold order by the department, prohibiting movement on or off the farm until any exposed horses have been cleared for release. The horse was previously housed in an<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">isolated barn with 27 other horses, none of which are showing clinical signs of EHV-1 or fever at this time. The veterinary practitioner and stable are providing follow-up care to the asymptomatic horses on the farm. Possible links to the positive EHV-1 equine are actively being investigated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Owners are cautioned to monitor horses at their premises carefully, and should contact their private veterinarians to arrange for Equine Herpesvirus testing if a horse exhibits significant temperature elevations or neurologic signs. Veterinarians are required to report equine neurologic syndrome to the department by calling the Animal Health Program at (410) 841-5810.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span id=\"m_-5881356015883938691m_8078652657765636911gmail-docs-internal-guid-8c334e68-7fff-95ec-726f-0c11a6852596\"><strong>**UPDATE**<\/strong> A second horse stabled in the same barn as the original confirmed horse tested positive for EHV-1 on June 26 after displaying clinical signs of the virus. The horse has been moved to a quarantine facility where it is receiving treatment from the farm\u2019s veterinary practitioner. The original barn and quarantine facility will remain under a hold order.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Follow Maryland Department of Agriculture on Twitter <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MdAgDept\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@MdAgDept<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture\u2019s Animal Health Program confirmed a horse in Howard County tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) on June 22. Samples from the symptomatic horse were sent to the Frederick Animal Health Laboratory, where the neurotropic strain of EHV-1 was confirmed. The horse was euthanized due to complications. 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