by Staff Writer | Jan 28, 2012 | Equine Health - Dr. Mike Manno, DVM, News
There were no new suspect horses today. The 1 horse placed in isolation yesterday has no fever, appears normal and has not needed any treatment. The nasal swab and blood test were negative for the neuropathogenic strain of EHV-1. A very weak positive was reported...
by Staff Writer | Jan 27, 2012 | Equine Health - Dr. Mike Manno, DVM, News
Reality sets in today as the fields are empty and polo takes an involuntary break. The only news to report is that one horse in the quarantined Forum field stabling had a mild fever, though it exhibited no other signs of illness. We have established an isolation...
by Staff Writer | Jan 26, 2012 | Eldorado PC, Empire PC, Equine Health - Dr. Mike Manno, DVM, News, News by Polo Club
January 25th, 2012 at 10:00 PM After a day long meeting with California Animal Health veterinarians and representatives from both Eldorado and Empire Polo clubs, a 21 day quarantine has been placed on the entire polo club complex and the private ranches within the...
by Staff Writer | Jan 24, 2012 | Eldorado PC, Empire PC, Equine Health - Dr. Mike Manno, DVM, News
The polo horse that exhibited neurologic signs over the weekend and was euthanized Monday night has tested positive for EHV-1 at the U.C. Davis Lab. While other confirming tests at different labs are still pending, this single positive test warrants immediate action...
by Staff Writer | Jan 24, 2012 | Eldorado PC, Empire PC, Equine Health - Dr. Mike Manno, DVM, News
A polo horse that has been stabled on the grounds of the Empire Polo Club since December has acutely developed neurologic signs over this past weekend. The signs, though not specific for Equine Rhinopneumonitis Neurologic Syndrome (Herpes virus), are very...
by Staff Writer | Jun 3, 2011 | Equine Health - Dr. Mike Manno, DVM, News, PoloZONE Updates
The USDA released its third national EHV-1 situation report late yesterday, which can be found here. They will continue to release EHV-1 Situation Reports on a weekly basis. These reports have been posted online typically each Thursday around 6 p.m. (EST). Once there...