A VIRUS THAT AFFECTS HORSES IS BACK, BUT THIS TIME IT’S PACKING A BIGGER PUNCH. DALENE HODNET WITH THE NEW MEXICO FARM AND LIVESTOCK BUREAU SAYS THIS LATEST STRAIN OF THE EQUINE HERPES VIRUS AFFECTS HORSES NEUROLOGICALLY, MAKING IT HARDER FOR THE ANIMALS TO RECOVER.
IT WAS FIRST FOUND IN HORSES AT SUNLAND PARK BACK IN JANUARY. SHE SAYS TAKE ACTION ONCE YOU NOTICE YOUR HORSE HAS A FEVER ABOVE 100 DEGREES.
SHE ALSO SAYS THE BEST WAY TO AVOID THE VIRUS IS TO KEEP YOUR HORSE AT HOME AS IT’S HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS. THERE ARE 16-HUNDRED HORSES NOW IN QUARANTINE AT SUNLAND PARK.
