Signs of equine herpes include fever, difficulty breathing, coughing, stumbling, and lack of appetite. There may be signs of impaired nervous function. Saying the herpes virus is more serious than West Nile, which killed 9 horses in Oxford and Brant counties in September, Henderson is urging horse owners to have their animals vaccinated against equine herpes.

AEVA Guide to Management of EHV-1 Abortion. This management guide was compiled by an AEVA committee and includes contributions from AEVA members with expertise in stud practice and in the epidemiology of EHV-1.

In horses, herpes viruses are associated with a variety of diseases that range from relatively mild respiratory syndromes to abortion outbreaks on stud farms. Five serotypes of equine herpes virus have been identified (EHV1 ? EHV5). The most commonly presented type of herpes virus infection in New Zealand is in the form of respiratory disease.