Baltimore County horse tests positive for equine herpesvirus

ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health Program confirmed this week that a horse in Baltimore County had tested positive for equine herpesvirus (EHV-1). Samples from the symptomatic horse were sent to the Frederick Animal Health Laboratory, where the non-neurotropic strain of EHV-1 was confirmed. The horse was euthanized on Thursday due to complications. The Baltimore County farm, which […]