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3-13-2008

CHARLES TOWN TRACK QUARANTINE LIFTED FOLLOWING TEST RESULTS

Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass lifted the quarantine against a Charles Town horse barn, and the horse race track will resume its regular racing and training schedule Thursday, March 13.

The horse barn was placed under quarantine Monday, March 10, 2008, after a local veterinarian reported he was treating a four-year-old filly for neurological symptoms of an unknown origin. Samples were taken for testing and track officials suspended racing and training as a precautionary measure.

The samples were analyzed for a wide variety of potential illnesses, including equine herpes virus, which has been detected in neighboring states in the past.

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture protects plant, animal and human health through a variety of scientific, regulatory and consumer protection programs, as mandated by state law. The Commissioner of Agriculture is one of six statewide elected officials in West Virginia. Currently, Commissioner Gus R. Douglass is the longest-serving agriculture commissioner in the nation. For more information, visit www.wvagriculture.org.

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