EHV-1 Workshop and Webcast

College Hosts Special Workshop and Webcast to Addresses EHV-1 Outbreak

Colorado State University veterinarians hosted a community workshop on Monday, June 27 to talk about how the recent equine herpesvirus-1 outbreak occurred, how a similar outbreak may be prevented in the future, and what future research could tell veterinarians and horse owners about why the disease is so devastating to horses.

Presenters were:

• Dr. Paul Lunn, an equine veterinarian and head of the Department of Clinical Sciences. His research interests center on equine immunology and infectious disease with a specific focus on equine influenza and EHV-1 infections. He currently chairs the Research Advisory Committee of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and is a Past President of the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians.
• Dr. Lutz Goehring is an equine veterinarian at CSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital with a research focus on epidemiological and pathological aspects of EHV as well as equine neurological disorders. He heads a team of CSU researchers devoted to multiple aspects of infection including EHV, such as the pathogenesis of the infections and how to prevent them.
• Dr. Jerry Black, a veterinarian and head of the Equine Sciences Program at CSU, was heavily involved in the National Cutting Horse Association response to the recent EHV-1 outbreak. The outbreak is believed to have begun at a cutting horse event in Utah. Dr. Black is a board member of the association as well as Past President of the American Association of Equine Practitioners and a current board member of the American Horse Council.

View the presentation slides that correspond with the workshop.