Equine Herpes Virus — United States
Veterinarians have diagnosed a horse from the Coos Bay area with a form of equine herpes virus, the Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine said [Wed 8 Nov 2017].
Equine herpes virus is “a naturally occurring virus that can cause serious illness in horses,” the college said in a statement. “The horse is being treated for the neurotropic form of the virus, which is a mutated type of EHV-1 with a higher likelihood of causing neurologic disease.”
The horse “became acutely
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