California EHV-1 Causing EHM Disease Update as of 12 pm 5/22/2011

  • California has one new confirmed case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) caused by EHV-1.  There are 17 confirmed EHM cases in the state.
      • 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/

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