December 2008 Tis the season for holiday cheer and, unfortunately, for neurologic equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) as well. The most recent EHV-1 victim was a filly, trained by King Leatherbury stabled in Laurel Park’s Barn 1....
Read MoreJune 2008 As part of the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) ongoing work to expedite the identification and control of disease, the College Park Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory is now able to perform polymerase chain...
Read MoreMarch 2008 All Maryland horseman breathed a sigh of relief when the tests results came back negative on January 25 for neurologic equine herpes virus (EHV-1), and the Maryland Department of Agriculture lifted the...
Read MoreFebruary 2008 by Nanci T. Steveson On January 21, Dr. Carol Swanby, a private veterinarian for trainer Rob Bailes who stables 19 horses at the Bowie Training Center, noticed something suspicious in one of his horses. As of...
Read MoreSeptember 2007 by Nanci Stevenson On October 25 the Kentucky State Veterinarians Office quarantined two barns at Churchill Downs when a horse showed signs of the neurological form of the equine herpes virus (EHV-1). Bio-security...
Read MoreMay 2007 Leesburg Reopened The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center resumed full operations, including inpatient and emergency care, on Monday, April 2. Th e quarantine imposed by the Virginia State Veterinarian’s...
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