The following is a statement released by the Ohio Department of Agriculture on Nov. 20:

The Ohio Department of Agriculture’s State Veterinarian’s Office has been made aware of an outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV)/ Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) in horses that were at barrel racing and rodeo-type events in Texas and Oklahoma. Several cases of EHM have been confirmed in Texas and Oklahoma associated with these equine events, with numerous reports of additional cases and equine deaths pending investigation.

We do not have any confirmed cases of EHV/EHM in Ohio at this time. Our office is coordinating with the affected states, and we are currently awaiting to receive trace information from Texas and Oklahoma. If we receive traces from the other states, we will contact those owne

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