equine herpes virus one

Racing will resume this weekend at Vernon Downs on Friday and Saturday, according to Jason M. Settlemoir, Regional Vice President of Racing at Vernon Downs and Tioga Downs.  Racing was cancelled last Saturday following the discovery of an out beak of EHV-1 herpes with at least three horses at the track...

Officials at Vernon Downs say they've cancelled racing until later this week after the weekend discovery of a horse carrying a contagious viral disease. Track officials say one horse was diagnosed Saturday with Equine Herpes Virus-One, a virus that's not transmittable to humans but which can cause respiratory disease in the animal...