Horse in Hunterdon County tests positive for highly infectious equine herpes virus
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Horse in Hunterdon County tests positive for highly infectious equine herpes virus

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has quarantined a property in Hunterdon County after one horse developed the highly infectious equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM).


The horse, an 8-year-old gelding, developed acute clinical signs on May 12, 2023, and was subsequently humanely euthanized.


EHM is the often-deadly neurologic form of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) infection, however, it does not affect humans and other domestic animals, except for llamas and alpacas.




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