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State agriculture officials have ordered quarantining or a horse in southern Nevada tested positive for the equine herpes virus after the high school rodeo last month in Pahrump.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture said Friday that there was no risk to public health. However, it encourages Nevada horse owners and surrounding states to monitor for signs of fever, cough, and runny nose in all animals that may have been exposed to the virus known as the virus. EHV-1.
According to veterinarian JJ Goicoechea, it can cause respiratory illness in young horses, abortions in pregnant mares and neurological diseases in older horses. It can be transmitted by contact with exposed animals, people, equipment and vehicles.
The state rodeo was held in Pahrump on February 22nd and 24th. No details have been posted on the quarantined facility in Clark County.
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