MONTPELIER — The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets Animal Health section was notified that a horse in Alburgh exhibiting neurologic abnormalities tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus 1, known as EHV-1, resulting in a case of Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy, or EHM. The horse in question was quarantined while the Agency of Ag monitors and manages the case with the attending veterinarian. EHV-1 was recently identified as the cause of equine illness outbreaks in Florida and Europe and ha … (read more)
