FYI: Just sharing this off another list. Raven We received word today from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County that EHV-1 has been diagnosed in a horse in Dutchess County, New York. EHV-1 is the widely used short form for a commonly occurring form of Equine Herpes Virus. A diagnosis of EHV-1 of concern due to its communicability, its abortive effect on pregnant broodmares, and a form of the virus that is appearing that causes neurological symptoms that can cause death.
Below Jennifer Fimbel's notice is an article by Dr. David Powell of the Maxwell H. Gluck Research Center at the University of Kentucky reprinted with permission from the April 2006, Volume 15, No. 2 of the Equine Disease Quarterly Here is the message we received from Dutchess County: Dear Horsemen, EHV-1 is here in Dutchess County. Your vigilance is critical not only with watching out for clinical signs, but using the appropriate biosecurity measures as well. Please use the posted link on the New York State Agriculture and Markets website. Follow that link to the procedures outlined by the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Science. These articles are easy to access, easy to read and fully downloadable. http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/ehv1.html Thank you for keeping this office up to date for the benefit of all our local horse populations. Sincerely, Jennifer E. Fimbel Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County Livestock Resource Educator 2715 Route 44, Suite 1 Millbrook, NY 12545 845-677-8223, ext. 118 *********************
