New Mexico EHV Update: Five Horses Affected

Five horses at Sunland Park Racetrack have now been confirmed positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
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Five horses at Sunland Park Racetrack, in New Mexico, have now been confirmed positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).

The New Mexico Livestock Board and the New Mexico Racing Commission are working with officials at Sunland Park Racetrack to ensure the virus does not spread further. Several barns at Sunland Park Racetrack are under quarantine following the positive test results last week.

The livestock board is taking extra precautions by restricting horse movement to and from the area that includes Sunland Park, as well as three local horse-training centers: Frontera, Jovi, and Lazy S.

Early reports suggesting the strain was EHV-4—which produces mainly respiratory problems—were erroneous. The five horses did, in fact, test positive for the neurotropic form of EHV-1, which can cause severe neurologic problems. The first confirmation was made Jan 21

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