Mostly good news today. The 2 horses from the 52nd and Madison stabling area tested negative for EHV-1 of any strain. They are already back in their own stalls. The one remaining horse in isolation had a near normal temperature this morning but again had a fever in the afternoon. It exhibits no nasal discharge [...]
Well, it is 2 steps forward and 1 back today. The 2 horses in isolation were both in fine shape and samples were sent out for testing. Unfortunately, they were joined by another horse that spiked a fever late this afternoon. This is a polo horse originating from the biosecurity zone in the Forum field [...]
No new cases today. The two horses in isolation appear well clinically with normal temperatures. After discussions with the State officials, the chief veterinarian for the Animal Health Division requested testing both horses since they are the only ones in isolation that originated outside the biosecurity zone. This will be done Monday morning with results [...]
Two horses from the 52nd and Madison stabling of Empire spiked fevers this morning. Both had received the immune stimulator Zylexis yesterday. This medication can produce a reaction in normal horses and temperature spikes are not uncommon. As a precaution, they were moved to the isolation area and are being monitored. Both horses had normal [...]
There were no new suspect horses today. The 1 horse placed in isolation yesterday has no fever, appears normal and has not needed any treatment. The nasal swab and blood test were negative for the neuropathogenic strain of EHV-1. A very weak positive was reported for the respiratory form of EHV-1. This will allow this [...]
Reality sets in today as the fields are empty and polo takes an involuntary break. The only news to report is that one horse in the quarantined Forum field stabling had a mild fever, though it exhibited no other signs of illness. We have established an isolation barn at the old showgrounds along Avenue 52. [...]
January 25th, 2012 at 10:00 PM After a day long meeting with California Animal Health veterinarians and representatives from both Eldorado and Empire Polo clubs, a 21 day quarantine has been placed on the entire polo club complex and the private ranches within the boundaries. This includes the area within the square bordered by 50th [...]
The polo horse that exhibited neurologic signs over the weekend and was euthanized Monday night has tested positive for EHV-1 at the U.C. Davis Lab. While other confirming tests at different labs are still pending, this single positive test warrants immediate action by the California Animal Health officials. With help from the staff at Empire [...]
A polo horse that has been stabled on the grounds of the Empire Polo Club since December has acutely developed neurologic signs over this past weekend. The signs, though not specific for Equine Rhinopneumonitis Neurologic Syndrome (Herpes virus), are very characteristic of the disease. Testing was immediately done, but given the timing it will take [...]
The USDA released its third national EHV-1 situation report late yesterday, which can be found here. They will continue to release EHV-1 Situation Reports on a weekly basis. These reports have been posted online typically each Thursday around 6 p.m. (EST). Once there are no new exposed premises with suspect or confirmed EHV/EHM cases, the [...]
California EHV-1 Causing EHM Disease Update as of 12 pm 5/22/2011 California has one new confirmed case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) caused by EHV-1. There are 17 confirmed EHM cases in the state. The positive confirmed cases are located in the following 11 counties: Amador(1), Glenn(2), Kern(2), Los Angeles(1), Marin(1), Napa(1), Placer (3), Plumas(1), [...]
April 17, 2010 By Dr. Mike Manno, DVM The United States Polo Association held their spring meetings in Wellington this past week in conjunction with the U.S Open finals at IPC. I made the coast to coast trek to attend the welfare committee meeting along with some other seminars that I will address a bit [...]
Equine Health Report USPA Equine Drugs and Medications Rules By Dr. Michael Manno, DVM March 11, 2010 It was a little less than a year ago when the polo world was rocked with the horrifying loss of 21 horses at IPC due to a fatal drug administration. As national and international media scrutiny ensued, we [...]
Well, that did not take long. Last week I wrote a piece alluding to the possibility of mounting pressure on the competitive horse industry and since then, several major developments have arisen. First, and probably most important is that the United States House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection sent a letter to the [...]
