Quite a few horses have been banned from the AQHA horse show, Congress, for Vasicular Stomatitis, which is a highly infectious virus that is transferable to humans. The show is the largest single breed horse show in the world, and has a very large amount of income for the state of Ohio, so, this virus, though not an immediate threat, may pose a financial risk to the show. This exhibits the economic idea of resilience; that is, the ability for an economic entity to react and deal with external setbacks to economic growth; or the possible lack thereof in this case, and we shall see how the virus affects the turnout to the show.
https://www.13abc.com/content/news/Horses-from-certain-areas-banned-from-American-Quarter-Horse-Congress-due-to-viral-illness-559834101.html
Interesting how a virus could possibly have a huge impact on the economy in the Ohio. In the event that the show is canceled it will most likely decrease the GDP in Ohio, but if not we can expect GDP to stay the same from the show (not including other factors that affect GDP).
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