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Following the diagnosis of a fourth premises with Equine Herpes Virus 1 (EHV-1) in Flathead County, the Department of Livestock has quarantined an equine event/boarding facility and is extending the recommendation for limiting travel and cancelling events in the valley that bring horses from multiple sources together through Feb. 17. Horses at three private premises and a single equine event/boarding facility have now been diagnosed with EHV-1, with exposed horses on these premises quarantined.... Full story
MISSOULA – On Thursday, Nov. 21, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) reported the first case of terrestrial (non-bat) rabies in Missoula County in four years. The rabies-infected animal was a skunk captured in the Wye area of Missoula on Sept. 18. Earlier that day a resident noticed the skunk acting abnormally and contacted Animal Control. MDOL and Missoula City County Animal Control are working together to notify residents of the diagnosis. There are no known cat, dog or human exposures at this time. The Department of Livestock has i...
