SALEM, Ohio — Cases of a highly contagious and potentially fatal equine disease have been detected in Pennsylvania, but officials say they are not connected to the outbreak that has impacted more than 30 horses across the country.
Equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy was reported Nov. 27 in horses at a farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. State ag officials said there were no known links to the EHM outbreak that began at a barrel racing event in Waco, Texas.
As of Dec. 1, the Equine Disease Communication Center confirmed 33 cases of EHM, the neurological condition linked to the equine herpesvirus-1, tied to the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association World Finals and Elite Barrel Race event held in Waco, Texas, from Nov. 5 to Nov. 9…