Colorado cancels quarantine for horse virus
The Colorado Department of Agriculture hascanceled a quarantine placed on a Douglas County ranch after ahorse was found with a potentially fatal horse virus.
State officials say the quarantine was successful after a horsewas brought to Colorado from Iowa and was euthanized after showingsigns of the disease.
State agriculture officials say the latest equine herpes viruscase was not associated with a show or event like the one blamedfor a serious outbreak last year.
Infected animals usually get sick between two and 14 days afterthey are exposed to the virus. Symptoms include fever, sneezing,staggering and partial paralysis. The disease is not harmful tohumans.
