Potomac Horse Fever Fatality in Kentucky

by: Stephanie L. Church, Editor-in-Chief
A Thoroughbred filly in Central Kentucky recently succumbed to Potomac horse fever (PHF), a disease that is detected only once or twice per year in the Commonwealth. The cause of death was a mystery until test results were received from the University of Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center (LDDC) on June 27. Potomac horse fever first hit the horse industry in the ...