Horsesdaily News: Horse Health Alert

Horse Health Alert - Equine Herpes Virus

The USDA and FDACS command post has been established to evaluate and possibly quarantine horses examined in Palm Beach County and the surrounding areas. 866-568-2836.

Florida Dept of Agricuture is providing updates.

January 3 - Palm Beach Dressage Derby extends closing date, PB Equine set to reopen January 2, Wellington organizers issue ship in protocal. Gold Coast Opener CDI, January 26-27, cancelled, with alternate plans for Pan Am Qualifier classes at a later date.

Show/Event Updates

2007

01-03 -Huge Crowd Gathers as Stadium Jumping, Inc. Hosts EHV–1 Experts - Area Within Days of the Disease Running It's Course
01-03 - Important EHV Forum Thursday; Public Invited at 11 a.m.
01-03 - 2007 USDF FEI-Level Trainers' Conference Cancelled
01-03 - Gold Coast Dressage Association Opener CDIW/CDIY Cancelled - High performance classes rescheduled at the "Gold Coast Revisited"
01-02 - Stadium Jumping Issues Vet Check Protocol for Winter Equestrian Festival

2006

12-29 - Palm Beach Dressage Derby Extends Closing Date
12-28 - Sun Sentinal reports - Littlewood Farm cancels Jan 3-7 horse show after another positive test for equine virus
12-28 - Horses’ Safety First Priority for Jacksonville Winter Series 2007 Beginning January 10- Important Guidelines for Exhibitors
12-26 - Sidelines Equestrian Triathlon™ on Hold Until Virus Clears
12-22 - Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge I Postponed to March 10-11, 2007 New Date Added in April
Gold Coast Dressage Association Opener CDIW/CDIY extends Closing Date for Entries
12-22 - HITS Ocala Horse Shows are Virus Free and on Schedule, EHV-1 Vet Check Protocol in Place
12-22 - 2007 Fiesta Florida Horse Show for the Pure Spanish Horse (P.R.E.) to be Rescheduled
12-22 - Plans for the 2007 Winter Equestrian Festival Continue
12-22 - Florida Horse Park Responds to Equine Herpes Virus

News

12-29 - Palm Beach Equine Clinic Sets the Record Straight and Recognizes Veterinarians’ Efforts
PB Equine Set to Re-Open January 2, 2007
12-26 - List of State Mandated Quarantined Facilities Grows to 10
12-25 - Equine Herpes Virus type1 Status Report – Florida
12-24 - Sun Sentinal Reports a fifth horse suspected of being infected has died, and a 10th case has been reported
12-22 - PBC Equine Herpes Outbreak/ Command Post Information
12-21 - Encouraging news on thehorse.com. Check out the latest developments and reports as the horses exposed have been tracked down and monitored.
BIO Security Measures To Be Implemented Immediately
Important information regarding containment of the virus
12-14 - Michael A. Short, DVM, Veterinarian Manager – Equine Programs for the Florida Department of Agriculture Provides the Latest Information
Important meeting to be held Staurday in Wellington Community, suggestions for bio security measures, and containing the virus. Read more...
12-14 - The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service's Division of Animal Industry distributed the following Disease Report:The Division of Animal Industry is currently investigating a possible EHV-1 outbreak in Wellington, Florida. On Monday Dec. 11, this office was contacted concerning two horses that had neurological signs consistent with EHV-1 infection. Read More....
12-14 - AGA Championship and Christmas Festival Horse Show Cancelled
Wellington, FL – December 14, 2006 – In light of the apparent outbreak of an infectious equine disease within the equestrian community of Wellington, Stadium Jumping, Inc. announced that this weekend’s AGA National Championship and the Christmas Festival Horse Show have been cancelled. Read more....
12-14 - The Equine Herpes Virus Appears to Have Traveled to Wellington and California
The Palm Beach Post reported Thursday, Dec 14, 2006, that one horse suffering from neurological disorders was euthanized Sunday. While tests are being done to determine whether the horse had the highly contagious EAV virus, veterinarians and state officials are stating that it is “highly probable” the virus has traveled to Florida and California, from infected horses coming from a New York source. Read more….

Palm Beach Post Reports