Equine Herpes Quarantines Gladstone Horse Farm
Horse reportedly receiving treatment for contagious, serious virus.
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture announced this weeek it has quarantined two farms, one in Gladstone and one in Pompton Plains, after tests confirmed a horse from the Gladstone farm contracted the neurologic form of Equine Herpes Virus, Type One (EHV-1). That horse is recovering and receiving treatment at a veterinary quarantine facility in Oldwick, according to a news release from the state. “The Department has taken immediate preventive measures to stop the virus from spreading,” said New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher. “It is essential that we use quarantines and trace back in Equine Herpes cases since the disease is easily transmitted, causing many horses to become sick or die.” The highly contagious EHV-1 …
