Ohio Department of Agriculture officials Feb. 8 lifted a quarantine
at Beulah Park, declaring it safe for horses to move in and out of the
facility, following an equine herpesvirus outbreak that occurred between
Dec. 22, 2010, and Jan. 11.
The action signifies 30 days have elapsed since the last clinical
signs of the disease were detected at the Grove City racetrack.
On Dec. 22 the Department of Agriculture Animal Disease Diagnostic
Laboratory performed a necropsy on a Thoroughbred horse that exhibited
signs of neurological illness before it died at Beulah Park.
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