“Seriously hästvirus discovered in a new stall”
“The serious variation of the infectious hästviruset EHV-1 has been detected in another stall, this time in the Värmdö municipality in Stockholm county.”
“the Horses in the current stables have been held isolated for several animals demonstrated symptoms with fever. Now show the test results that the two horses are infected with EHV-1, and one of them has neurological symptoms, according to the national veterinary institute (SVA).”
“Two hästanläggningar in Österåker municipality in Stockholm county, Östhammar municipality, Uppsala county is isolated then the infection was found, where at the end of January.”
“EHV-1 can cause miscarriages in pregnant mares, and is therefore often virusabort. The more unusual neurological variant that now has been found can lead to death. There is no medicine or any vaccine against the neurological form, but it is the insulation for preventing the spread of infection.”
