The Center for Emerging Issues (CEI), part of the Unite States Department of Agriculture (USDA), has released an emerging disease notice regarding the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus.

The CEI report, released in January of this year, reports on the EHV-1 disease situation in the United States and tracks historical reports of the disease.

From the report: “It appears that neurologic EHV-1 is emerging as a more virulent strain of the disease than seen previously in the United States. Many data gaps exist, and more investigations need to be done to better understand the situation and to identify factors playing a role in possible emergence.”

To view the complete report, visit the Center for Emerging Issues web site, and clink on the link titled “Equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy: A potentially emerging disease.”

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