12/02/2025
๐๐๐-๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
๐๐/๐๐/๐๐๐๐ ๐๐:๐๐๐๐ฆ
Wow, how are we in December already?
The current EHV-1 reported case total associated with the Waco, TX outbreak is 46, 33 of which are the EHM/neurologic form. Affected states at this time include Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, South Dakota, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Washington state. There are not reported numbers of mortalities to present.
There have been additional reports of EHM in MD (11/18) and PA (11/27) that are not associated with the Waco, TX outbreak. This is ๐ง๐จ๐ญ an abnormal pattern for this disease, as spontaneous outbreaks are known to happen, especially if there is a gathering of younger horses for an event, sale, etc.
Though many western performance events have either been cancelled or rescheduled, it continues to be important to practice good biosecurity and monitoring while traveling and at home. Additionally, it is important to remember that any horse can contract and/or spread Equine Herpesvirus 1 - it is not limited to barrel horses. Horses that have been at events or are traveling should have their temperature monitored at least twice daily (morning and evening) and have their own sets of equipment, buckets, etc. - refer back to our recent post on biosecurity for more tips on how to avoid infectious disease spread.
At any rate, as the outbreak situation continues to develop, transport recommendations have been evolving state by state. Not all states with positive cases have travel restrictions. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ.
Current travel recommendations and restrictions:
๐๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ (๐๐/๐๐ - ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐)
- Entry permits required until January 1, 2026
- 21 day rule applies (has not been at a premise where a confirmed case of EHV-1 has been in the last 21 days)
- Health Certificates/CVIโs are valid for 30 days from date of issuance, though it needs to be sent with supporting documentation to obtain an entry permit
- Supplemental statements required on CVIs
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ง๐ (๐๐/๐๐ - ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐)
- Health Certificates/CVIs for horses coming from a state with a confirmed case of EHV-1 (TX, OK, LA, SD, CO, NM, AZ, WA) in the last 30 days are only valid for 5 days
- Non-positive origin states: 30 day health certificates accepted
- Supplemental statements required on CVIs
- The department may have/will contact you if you were at an affected event
๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ (๐๐/๐๐ - ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐)
- CVIs/health certificates must be issued no earlier than 72 hours prior to travel in MT
- Horses potentially exposed to EHV-1 within 14 days of inspection are not eligible for import/travel into MT
- Horses displaying clinical signs of EHV-1 or EHM are not eligible for import/travel into MT
๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง (๐๐/๐๐ - ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐)
- No current restrictions, but event producers need to register their event with the OR Dept. of Ag. 20 days prior to event, collect records of attendees and horses present and have a designated isolation area available at events. There also needs to be a listed veterinarian of record for events (they donโt need to be present at the event, but available if questions/sick horses arise).
๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ (๐๐/๐๐ - ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐)
- No current restrictions, but horses returning from exposed events/facilities are recommended to be isolated for 21 days with twice daily temperature monitoring and increased biosecurity.
- The department may have/will contact you if you were at an affected event.
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐จ - ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐
- Supplemental statements required on CVIs/health certificates
- No current restrictions
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๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐/๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ - ๐ง๐๐ฐ
- The World Equestrian Center cancelled several events
- ALL horses (including those arriving from within the state of FL) arriving at the World Equestrian Center will be required to have a 14 day health certificate/CVI - those without proper paperwork will be denied entry.
๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐
- Supplemental statements required on health certificates/CVI (21 day rule)
The majority of states are not accepting 6-month passports (Extended Equine Certificates of Veterinary Inspection/EECVI) at this time. Shorter term health certificates (Certificate of Veterinary Inspection/CVI) are still being accepted and can be issued by your veterinarian for travel. If you are traveling, you and your veterinarian should contact the destination state department of agriculture/state veterinarian for the most current regulations. Additional states may require supplemental statements on CVIs/health certificates - it is recommended to contact the destination state when traveling to find out the most current regulations.
NV recommendations, supplemental statements and updates can be found here: https://agri.nv.gov/Animals/Animal_Disease/Import_Requirements/
AZ recommendations, supplemental statements and updates can be found here:https://agriculture.az.gov/sites/default/files/Letterhead%20Color-NEW%20LOGO-MOVEMENT%20RESTRICTIONS-SIGNED.pdfhttps://agriculture.az.gov/sites/default/files/EHV-EHM-LETTER-TEST%20POSITIVE-NON-CLINICAL-FINAL-SIGNED.pdf
MT recommendations and updates can be found here: https://news.mt.gov/Department-of-Livestock/Equine-Import-Alert
OR recommendations and updates can be found here: https://www.oregonvma.org/news/oda-implements-rules-to-help-prevent-the-spread-of-equine-herpesvirus
CA recommendations and updates can be found here: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/animal_health/equine_herpes_virus.html
CO recommendations and supplemental statements can be found here: https://ag.colorado.gov/animal-health/reportable-diseases/equine-neurologic-disease/equine-herpes-virus-outbreak
FL/World Equestrian Center requirements can be found here: https://worldequestriancenter.com/news/wec-ocala-announces-increased-biosecurity-measures-show-cancellations-amid-ehv-1-concerns/
OK supplemental statement: https://ag.ok.gov/disease-alerts/
