California EHV-1 Causing EHM Disease Update as of 12 pm 5/22/2011
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- The positive confirmed cases are located in the following 11 counties: Amador(1), Glenn(2), Kern(2), Los Angeles(1), Marin(1), Napa(1), Placer (3), Plumas(1), Shasta(1), Stanislaus(3), Ventura(1).
- Sixteen(16) of the confirmed positive EHM CA cases participated in the National Cutting Horse Association’s Western National Championships in Ogden, Utah.
- One(1) of the confirmed positive EHM CA cases participated only in the Kern County Cutting Horse Event on May 13th in Bakersfield, CA.
- One confirmed positive EHM horse was euthanized after showing severe neurological signs associated with EHM.
- Three (3) confirmed positive EHM horses are being treated at the University of California Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in Davis.
- Seven (7) positive horses have displayed neurological signs. The other cases have only been febrile.
- All positive confirmed EHM cases are under a State Quarantine.
The following website is the source of this information. It is updated daily.http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/animal_health/equine_herpes_virus.html
For a national report visit this website and download the Situation Report, which is a pdf document outlining the states where infected horses have been diagnosed.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/nahss/equine/ehv/