A horse farm in Bartlett where three horses have died is under quarantine after one tested positive for equine herpes virus. Staff there is unsure of how the virus got to the farm.
Georgette Litchfield, co-owner of the Sunset Hill Farm at 7N460 Bartlett Road which houses 35 horses, said Friday the farm is under quarantine after receiving a positive test for EHV-1 Thursday. Other farms in the area have been notified of the virus, she said.
Litchfield said the virus can only spread to other horses, but humans can transport the virus from horse to horse. Because of this, she said, nobody is being allowed on the farm while the horses are quarantined, which could be for weeks or months.
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Note: A similar outbreak in March of 2013 in Gurnee caused Barrington area horse farms to take precautionary “lockdown” measures, so perhaps it’s best for all to be safe with this latest unfortunate case.
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