Source:  Announcement

Following is a statement from the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital website:

Equine Herpesvirus Precautions

CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital leadership has made a decision based on best practices to restrict equine and camelid client movement to the VTH for appointments. At this time, all non-emergency cases are being rescheduled as a precaution. This precaution is designed to prevent horses from multiple locations from coming into contact with each other, based on concerns about the current widespread outbreak.

The VTH's main equine service area in the veterinary hospital is not housing any equine cases suspected to have been exposed to equine herpesvirus and this is merely a precaution to protect the facility and client horses. Any horses that may have been exposed to the virus will be observed and treated in a separate isolation unit that is not connected to the main hospital, and veterinarians are screening all emergency cases carefully. Any horse with evidence of any contagious disease is routinely cared for in a separate isolation facility. As an added precaution, the main equine service area also has implemented high levels of biosafety practices to protect the grounds and client horses.

CSU veterinarians also are suggesting that horse owners follow best practices and avoid transporting their horses at this time, as well as limiting the transportation of other horses onto their grounds.

Additional information: In addition, two scheduled equestrian activities have been cancelled, one a jumping clinic with Greg Best, scheduled for May 17 and 18; the second a reining clinic with Todd Crawford.