The local equine herpes (EHV-1) investigations that started in mid- February ended on March 19, with the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) lifting the last two of the 13 investigative hold orders it had placed around the...
Read MoreFebruary 2007 by Laurel Scott The outbreak of equine herpesvirus- 1 (EHV-1) that struck Florida in December aff ected its show, racing and polo communities, with a total of six deaths attributed to the neurological form of the...
Read MoreApril 2006 by Laurel Scott Two months after the initial outbreak of the equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) that resulted in the euthanization of six Maryland horses, the virus appears to have run its course. The last horses to test...
Read MoreMarch 2006 At press time, the outbreak of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1, or “rhino”) that began Jan. 2 and claimed the lives of four Maryland racehorses appears to be on the wane at local tracks. Since late January,...
Read MoreMarch 2006 Two months after the initial outbreak of the equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) that resulted in the euthanization of six Maryland horses, the virus appears to have run its course. The last horses to test negative for EHV-1...
Read MoreJune 2005 At Columbia Horse Center in Howard County, riders, horse owners, volunteers and employees are still holding their collective breaths, hoping the dark shadow that equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) has cast on the center will...
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