Dr. Adam Chambers, ORC Manager of Veterinary Services, is advising that there have been confirmed reports of EHV-1 in two standardbreds in Ontario.
The full statement, issued late Friday by the Ontario Racing Commission, appears below.
Due to the infectious nature of this disease it is important that decisive measures be taken to protect our equine athletes. Therefore, no horses that are or were stabled at the Campbellville Training Centre from April 29, 2013 be allowed to race in Ontario until further notice.
The ORC is closely monitoring the situation and any further developments will be reported.
For more information, or to speak with Dr. Bruce Duncan or Dr. Chambers, please call 1-855-261-6821.
Non-Reportable Diseases
The non-reportable diseases include those diseases that are already endemic (present commonly in the horse population) in Canada, and include, but are not limited to, equine influenza, equine herpes and strangles. Currently, there is no provincial legislation that controls the movement of horses coming into, or within, Canada or Ontario when horses are infected with a non-reportable disease. The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC), under the Racing Commission Act 2000, however, can stipulate certain requirements for horses entering the grounds of racetracks. Racetrack owners, under private land ownership, can create rules that are more restrictive than provincial or federal authorities."
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