The Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System (CAHSS) has reported a case of Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), which is the neurologic form of the Equine Herpesvirus, in Saskatchewan. Following are the details:
Disease: Equine Herpesvirus (neurologic)
Date: June 29, 2018
Location: Saskatchewan
Status: Ongoing
Breed: QH
Sex: Gelding
Age: 19 years
Vaccination history: Unvaccinated
The gelding presented with hind end ataxia of five days duration, and showed no improvement with anti-inflammatory treatment over two days. A high antibody titre was discovered, as per EHV1/4 ELISA, negative PCR.