Update on New Bolton Center EHM Quarantine

An additional febrile horse tested positive for EHV-1 and was moved into the on-site state-of-the-art isolation facility.
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The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, continues to work with state authorities to respond to the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) situation identified last week

On Jan. 16, a horse hospitalized for an unrelated medical issue developed signs compatible with equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM) and tested positive for EHV-1. Since then, an additional febrile horse housed in an adjacent barn has tested positive for EHV-1 and has been moved into the on-site state-of-the-art isolation facility with dedicated staff that are entirely separate from any personnel handling the other horses.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has traced and quarantined horses suspected of having been exposed to the virus that had already left New Bolton Center prior to the EHM diagnosis. In Pennsylvania, Orders of Special Quarantine have been posted at premises that received these potentially exposed animals to control the spread of this disease.

Along with increased biosecurity, these locations are required to conduct twice-daily temperature checks and monitor and report any horses showing signs of EHV-1 infection. At the time of this publication, there have been no febrile or neurologic horses detected on the quarantined farms

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