March 16, 2020: A 14-year-old Pony mare in Alameda County displaying neurologic signs has been confirmed positive for Equine Herpesvirus-1. The mare has been isolated and quarantined at a veterinary hospital. Forty-four (44) exposed horses on the home premise have been quarantined with enhanced biosecurity measures including twice daily temperature monitoring. CDFA was onsite March 14 to evaluate the situation. All potentially exposed horses have been traced and contacted. Any horse displaying clinical signs or a temperature over 101.5F shall be reported to the veterinarian for evaluation and potential nasal swab and blood sampling. CDFA will continue to monitor the situation.
Equine Infectious Anemia - Madera County
Good morning California Practitioner,
A 24-year-old Paint mare in Madera County has been confirmed positive for
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). The mare had been tested to travel out of
state, and was euthanized on January 24, 2020 after infection was confirmed.
There are no exposed horses on the horse's home premise and an
epidemiological investigation is ongoing to determine if any horses were
exposed. This is the first confirmed case of EIA in California since 2017.
Contact your veterinarian if you have questions.
Equine Herpesvirus-1 - Santa Barbara County
January 10, 2020: A 21-year-old Quarter Horse gelding in Santa Barbara
county displaying neurologic signs and fever has been confirmed positive for
Equine Herpesvirus-1. On January 9,2020, the gelding was euthanized due to
severity of signs. The index premises with two remaining horses has been
quarantined with requirements for enhanced biosecurity measures including
twice daily temperature monitoring. There has been no recent movement of
horses on or off the property. CDFA will continue to monitor the situation.
Extended Equine Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (EECVI) (AKA Equine Passport)
Please find below two important updates regarding the Extended Equine
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (EECVI) (AKA Equine Passport) and the
changes related to Equine Infectious Anemia Testing.
NOW Available - Extended Equine Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
Global Vetlink's recently released an updated Extended Equine Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection (EECVI) system which meets California interstate
movement requirements. Effective January 1, 2020, California Department of
Food and Agriculture will accept Global Vetlink's EECVI documents for equine
interstate movement. Through the GVL software system, veterinarians can
create an EECVI online, submit it to their state animal health official
electronically and provide owners with online access to retrieve the
required travel permits for each interstate movement. For more information
visit https://www.globalvetlink.com/eecvi/
Important Changes to EIA Testing
USDA APHIS Veterinary Services implemented new requirements for approved
laboratories conducting Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) Testing. Changes
affecting the submitting veterinarian are
. Laboratories can only accept samples from federal accredited
Category II Accredited Veterinarians. Laboratories are to confirm
accreditation status prior to testing the sample.
. By April 15, 2020, veterinarians must use the current federal
approved forms or approved systems (i.e. VS Form 10-11 dated Feb 2018 or
Global Vetlink form)
. At the discretion of the laboratory amended forms can be processed
as long as they are received within 30 days of blood draw date, all previous
distributed copies are returned to the laboratory and change of ownership is
not one of the items being amended.
To ensure timely testing of the sample, ensure test forms are complete,
legible, and accurate at time of sample submission to the approved
laboratory.
San Bernardino County - Equine Herpesvirus-1
November 6, 2019:
A 13-year-old Quarter Horse mare in San Bernardino county
displaying neurologic signs and fever has been confirmed positive for Equine
Herpesvirus-1. The mare was euthanized due to severity of symptoms on
October 29, 2019 and was confirmed positive on necropsy on November 5, 2019.
Twenty (20) exposed horses on the home premise have been quarantined with
enhanced biosecurity measures including twice daily temperature monitoring.
Any horse displaying clinical signs or a temperature over 101.5F shall be
reported to the veterinarian for evaluation and potential nasal swab and
blood sampling. The positive horse has no epidemiological links to any other
EHV-1 cases in California and there has been no recent movement off of the
property. CDFA will continue to monitor the situation.
If you would like more information, please feel free to visit our CDFA
Equine Herpesvirus-1 website at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/animal_health/equine_herpes_virus.html
