Santa Barbara Co., Calif., EHV-1 Quarantine Released
- Topics: Article, Equine Herpesvirus (EHV)
A gelding in Southern California that previously tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) has been released from quarantine, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) reported April 10.
"The Santa Barbara County positive Welsh cross gelding has been released from quarantine," the statement on the CDFA’s website read.
The CDFA reported March 25 that the gelding had tested positive for the non-neuropathogenic strain of the virus and had been quarantined.
The gelding was the second horse to test positive for the non-neuropathogenic EHV-1 strain last month; on March 19, the CDFA reported that a Warmblood stallion had tested positive for the virus. That horse was released from quarantine April 4 following two negative EHV-1 tests
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Written by:
Erica Larson
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