The Colorado Department of Agriculture has released the
quarantine placed on a Douglas County premises after a case of
equine herpes virus was confirmed at the location. "We are
pleased with the release of the quarantine," says State
Veterinarian Keith Roehr. "The Department responded quickly to
control this disease. The fact that there was only one confirmed
case shows that the cooperative efforts of the premises and
Colorado's vigilant horse owners are a vital part of disease
mitigation." The affected horse was imported by a private owner
from Iowa, through a transport company and was euthanized after
showing signs of severe neurological disorders associated with
the disease. Three facilities received horses from the same
transport vehicle. Horses at those facilities remain free of
clinical signs of EHV-1, says Roehr. Common vaccines available
for EHV-1 immunization do not protect against the neurological
form of the malady, says Roehr. The neurological form of the
disease is called equine herpesvirus myelo