Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital Management of Horses from University of Findlay EHV-1 Outbreak

Admission: Six horses were referred from the University of Findlay for emergency treatment. All horses had signs of neurological disease. One horse was dead on arrival on 19 January 03; this horse went directly to necropsy and was never admitted to the Hospital. Four horses were admitted 18-19 Jan 03. One horse was admitted 28 January 03. All horses were segregated in the old part of

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Admission: Six horses were referred from the University of Findlay for emergency treatment. All horses had signs of neurological disease. One horse was dead on arrival on 19 January 03; this horse went directly to necropsy and was never admitted to the Hospital. Four horses were admitted 18-19 Jan 03. One horse was admitted 28 January 03. All horses were segregated in the old part of the Hospital.
 
Outcome: All horses admitted to the hospital died between 19 Jan and 1 Feb 03. 

Fever in horses hospitalized at The Ohio State University 18 Jan 03 to 11 Feb 03. (Note: these horses were not from the University of Findlay.) Could these horses have been infected with EHV-1?
 
Six horses developed fever during this time period. All were tested for EHV-1; preliminary results are as follows:
 
Acute Serology: 4 horses 1:80 (3); 1:160 (1).
                        2 horses: negative
Convalescent serology pending; as of 2/25/03.
Pharyngeal swab, buffy coat negative
Virus Isolation pending
 
All of these horses are currently isolated at The Ohio State University Veterinary Clinic

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Catherine Kohn, VMD, currently at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, serves as United States Equestrian Team veterinarian and was the FEI veterinary delegate at the U.S. Olympics in 1996 and at Rolex Kentucky in 1998.

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