Horse Health Archives - North Carolina Horse Council

Animal Care – Animal Welfare Operations | Horse Protection

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – Animal Care 2150 Centre Ave. | Bldg. B, Mailstop | 3W11 | Fort Collins, CO 80526 July 1, 2026 Dear […]

Alert: Screwworm Confirmed in the United States

On June 3, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed New World Screwworm in the umbilical area of a calf in Zavala County, Texas. This expansion into the United States […]

NCDA&CS Information on Acute Neurologic Disease

NCDA&CS Shares Information and resources on Acute Neurologic Diseases Equine Herpes Virus EHV‐1 is spread from horse to horse through contact with nasal discharge or spread as aerosol droplets. Infected […]

NCDA&CS PRESS RELEASE: Horse in Davidson County tests positive for EHV1/EHM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JAN. 12, 2026 CONTACT: Heather Overton, assistant director NCDA&CS Public Affairs Division 919-707-3006, heather.overton@ncagr.gov Horse in Davidson County tests positive for EHV1/EHM No current known risk […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NCDA&CS asks horse owners to be on lookout for signs of equine herpes after disease outbreaks in multiple states

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 2025 CONTACT: Dr. Mike Martin, state veterinarian NCDA&CS Veterinary Division 919-707-3250, michael.martin@ncagr.gov NCDA&CS asks horse owners to be on lookout for signs of equine […]

Are We Screwed? Alert: USDA-APHIS Issues Urgent Warning on Equine Health Risk

Special Bulletin: Urgent Equine Health Update from USDA-APHIS as of December 6, 2024 On November 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the United States Department of Agriculture’s […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Equine infectious anemia found in 19 horses in nine counties

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FRIDAY, FEB. 3, 2023 CONTACT: Dr. Catherine Harris, director of Livestock Health Programs NCDA&CS Veterinary Division 919-707-3250 RALEIGH –A total of 19 horses in nine counties […]