30 cats infected with herpes at Isle of Wight shelter

ISLE OF WIGHT – All 30 of the cats being held at the Isle of Wight County Animal Shelter have apparently been infected with a feline herpes virus and homes are needed for them immediately. Dr. Betty Payne, a veterinarian at the shelter, says that all 30 of the cats have been infected.  The shelter needs to be cleaned and disinfected with no cats allowed on the premises for at least 30 days ...

Virus outbreak in Riverside, Orange counties worries horse owners

Animals had to be euthanized in Indio and San Juan Capistrano because of the equine herpes virus-1. Both sites have been placed under quarantine by state veterinarians. An outbreak of a deadly virus has horse trainers and owners in Riverside and Orange counties fearful for the health of their animals.

Experts: Equine herpes on rise, but not an epidemic

Horses are exercised at the Eldorado Polo Club during a state-imposed quarantine of the area after a horse at Empire Polo Club tested positive for the equine herpes virus and had to be euthanized.

Trial: Herpes vaccine hopes ended

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A herpes vaccine only protected against one type of herpes virus, and hopes have ended for now that the vaccine can prevent the disease, U.S. researchers say.

Stable quarantined after virus strikes 9 horses

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – Nine horses at an equestrian center have been confirmed to have a potentially deadly virus known as neuropathogenic equine herpes virus-1, officials from the California Department of Food & Agriculture said Thursday. The...