EHV-1 update: five more horses dead and positive tests linked to third Spanish tour

Five more horses have died in the equine herpes virus outbreak (EHV-1) and hundreds more have been blocked on the FEI database following positive tests relating to a third Spanish tour.

Yesterday (16 March) the FEI said it had been notified of five new deaths; two in Belgium and three in Germany, including a newborn foal. The number of horse deaths relating to the outbreak is now 17.

An FEI spokesman said the organisation had been advised of positive EHV-1 tests in three horses; two at their home stables in Belgium, and one in Switzerland, who had returned from the Spring Mediterranean Tour (MET II) in Oliva, Spain (9-28 February).

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Article written by: Becky Murray