Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus – North America (19): USA (WI)
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus – North America (19): USA (WI)
Equine Herpes Virus -- United StatesA horse kept at a 50-horse stable in West Bend has tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), says Dr. Paul McGraw, Wisconsin's State Veterinarian with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). EHV-1 is a highly contagious virus that causes respiratory disease, reproductive failure, and intermittent outbreaks of neurologic disease in horses. Humans cannot acquire EHV-1.The horse began showing neurologic signs earlier this week Read more [...]
