Herpes Outbreak at Monmouth

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Joe Orseno tonight on ATRAB at 5pm to detail situation, but it appears that Monmouth Park is under quarantine with an outbreak of Equine Herpes. Speculation is that horses arriving from Adena Springs' Canadian operation initiated the situation that has the gates closed to horses coming or going at Oceanport...

Typical Canadians.



Just kidding

[Downthestretch55]

EHV is very bad stuff. Isolation and vaccination are required.
For those that don't know about its various forms and consequences, here's a link that is informative.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/k/a/kah19/ehv.htm

It's really no "joke".

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

EHV is very bad stuff. Isolation and vaccination are required.
For those that don't know about its various forms and consequences, here's a link that is informative.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/k/a/kah19/ehv.htm

It's really no "joke".

No, it's definitely not, DTS...

With that said, our horses were vaccinated probably 3 times a year against EHV, but that doesn't guarantee immunity against it...

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

No, it's definitely not, DTS...

With that said, our horses were vaccinated probably 3 times a year against EHV, but that doesn't guarantee immunity against it...

Cajun,
That's a good way to try to protect them. I'm not a virologist but it seems to me that EHV mutates like the flu.
Read that article. It talks about EHV-1 and 4.
Many people don't realize all the problems that horses are vulnerable to.
West Nile, coggins, worms...geesh, the list is endless.
DTS

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Cajun,
That's a good way to try to protect them. I'm not a virologist but it seems to me that EHV mutates like the flu.
Read that article. It talks about EHV-1 and 4.
Many people don't realize all the problems that horses are vulnerable to.
West Nile, coggins, worms...geesh, the list is endless.
DTS

wayne i know you know this but for those who don't...coggins is not a disease it's the name of the guy who came up with the test for EIA

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

wayne i know you know this but for those who don't...coggins is not a disease it's the name of the guy who came up with the test for EIA

Pais,
Thanks for the correction.
DTS