Equine Herpes Virus-1: What You Should Know
Jacob Werner, VMD
Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Dairy and Animal Science
Attending Veterinarian for Agricultural Animals and Wildlife
Animal Resource Program
Penn State University
A recent outbreak of equine Herpes Virus 1 (EHV-1) in Southwest Pennsylvania has prompted many questions and concerns from horse owners. The farm has been quarantined to prevent the spread of the virus. While there is no immediate threat outside that farm, horse owners should be vigilant and practice high levels of biosecurity. Commonly known as Rhinopneumonitis or “Rhino,” Equine Herpes Virus (EHV) has many different types and is best known by horse owners to cause respiratory disease and abortions. It is important to know that EHV can cause other disease states in horses. EHV-1 found in Southwest Pennsylvania was the cause of a neurologic form of the disease. Read the rest of this entry »
