1. EHV-1 Update: What You Need to Know. Amanda M. House, DVM. Diplomate
ACVIM (Large Animal). Assistant Professor, UF CVM. Overview. ○ What is EHV ...
EHV-1 Update: What You Need to Know
Overview ● What is EHV? ● How do horses get EHV? ● Signs of EHV infection ● EHV O Outbreak b k 2011 Update ● Testing for EHV ● Prevention of EHV
Amanda M. House, DVM Diplomate ACVIM (Large Animal) Assistant Professor, UF CVM
Equine Herpes Virus (EHV)
EHV ● EHV-1 : Abortion, neonatal death, neurologic disease, respiratory disease ● EHV EHV-44 : respiratory i disease, occasional neurologic disease ● Also known as “Rhinopneumonitis”
EHV ● Occurs throughout the world ● Almost all horses > 2years old have been exposed ● After Aft initial i iti l exposure, it has h the th ability bilit to t become dormant and not produce clinical signs ● Horses that are latently infected probably act as source of infection for other horses
