Neurologic Herpesvirus in Indiana

A horse was confirmed positive for neurologic herpesvirus at a boarding facility in Hamilton County, Indiana.

A horse at a boarding facility in Hamilton County, Indiana, has a positive neurologic herpesvirus case. iStock/HagenCD

An attending veterinarian reported that a boarding facility in Hamilton County, Indiana, has been placed under quarantine after one horse tested positive for equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM or neurologic equine herpesvirus).

Twenty other horses have been exposed.

Information for this report was provided by the Equine Disease Communication Center.

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