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The Northwest Horse Source is your all breed, all discipline resource covering the care, training, keeping and enjoyment of horses. Check out the latest Outbreak Alerts!
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This alert is an equine related disease outbreak or other emergency, disaster, or critical announcement in our distribution area. Alerts regularly include Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and sometimes Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Arizona.
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Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine
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Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture
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Number Confirmed: 1
Number Exposed: 6
Facility Type: Private Facility
Age: 8
Gender: Mare
Breed: Quarter Horse (QH)
Usage: Barrel Racing
Onset of Clinical Signs: 5/3/2023
Clinical Signs: Acute hind limb ataxia, dragging hind feet, loss of urine bladder control.
Confirmation Date: 5/8/2023
Horse Status: Affected And Alive
Comments: An 8-year-old Quarter Horse mare in Modoc County displaying acute neurologic signs was confirmed positive for Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) secondary to Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1, non-neuropathogenic strain) on May 8th. The mare is alive and under veterinary care. The mare and six (6) potentially exposed horses on the home premises in Modoc County have been quarantined with enhanced biosecurity measures implemented. CDFA will continue to actively monitor the situation. https://www.equinediseasecc.org/equine-herpesvirus
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Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine
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Source: State Veterinarian's Office
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Number Confirmed: 1
Number Exposed: Unknown
Facility Type: Boarding Facility
Comments: The Washington State Veterinarian Office received a report of one positive horse at a boarding facility in Snohomish County dated April 1st. The horse was under veterinary care. For more information about Equine Influenza, go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/equine-influenza
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