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Puslinch horse farm hit hard by potentially deadly virus - GuelphToday

Puslinch horse farm hit hard by potentially deadly virus - GuelphToday

Puslinch horse farm hit hard by potentially deadly virus - GuelphToday
Feb 08, 2023 55 secs

EHV-1 is relatively common in horses and usually presents mild respiratory symptoms, but more severe cases can become problematic and life-threatening, professor at the Ontario Veterinary College Dr. Scott Weese said.

“Mortality rates with neurological disease are variable and many horses will survive with proper care, but that can be complicated and expensive.

The other downside of an EHV-1 diagnosis is the lack of treatment options available, making it more of an effort to manage symptoms and limit spread.

“There are some antivirals that can be used but they're expensive and not necessarily effective for neurological disease, as the problem is more inflammation from damage to blood vessels rather than the actual viral infection,” Weese said.

“We probably don’t get a chance to treat early enough to have much of an impact so we’re left with trying to nurse them through it, reduce the inflammation and limit spread to other horses.”

The first obvious sign of more severe disease is issues with a horse’s hind end and that’s exactly what owner of Irish Creek Stables, Elizabeth Lewis, began to notice.

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