CORNELL EQUINE HERPESVIRUS UPDATE

New information has surfaced in regards to the voluntary quarantine at Cornell University’s equine hospital due to two cases of the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1). New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets’ (NYSDAM) animal health officials, along with veterinarians from the equine hospital, are investigating the two confirmed cases. Both cases of EHV-1 involved patients of the equine hospital at Cornell University and could have potentially exposed 69 other horses to the disease. Continue reading…