New Jersey Department of Agriculture Press Release: BURLINGTON COUNTY FARM QUARANTINED AFTER HORSE DIAGNOSED WITH NEUROLOGIC EQUINE HERPES
(TRENTON) – The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has quarantined a Westampton farm after a 5-year-old horse was diagnosed with the highly infectious equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM) caused by equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) respiratory strain. EHM is the often deadly, neurologic form of EHV-1 infection.
Information about EHV:
Equine Herpes Virus Information for New Jersey Horse Owners
USDA Equine Herpes Virus Pamphlet