Oklahoma confirms case of neurological equine herpesvirus

A horse diagnosed with equine herpesvirus has shut down the Oklahoma State University’s (OSU) veterinary teaching hospital to other horses. The horse was referred to OSU last week after being treated for 2 weeks for an unrelated illness at a private veterinary clinic. After several days of treatment at OSU, the horse began showing neurological symptoms and the horse was diagnosed and confirmed to have EHV. With this single case of EHV, horse owners may be concerned about the safety of their horses. Oklahoma’s state veterinarian Dr. Rod Hall said the situation has been managed well and does not expect any changes to shipping requirements for Oklahoma horses.  Read more at the Oklahoma Farm Report…