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Lyme Disease Testing for Horses

July 20, 2018
Posted by Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM

Equine internal medicine specialist Dr. Eric Swinebroad offers an overview of testing available for Lyme disease.

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Equine internal medicine specialist Dr. Eric Swinebroad offers an overview of testing available for Lyme disease.

This podcast is an excerpt from our Ask TheHorse Live Q&A, ‘Lyme Disease in Horses.’ Listen to the full recording here.

Equine internal medicine specialist Dr. Eric Swinebroad offers an overview of testing available for Lyme disease.7/20/2018 14:00

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Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM

Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, operates Newmarket/Indialantic Equine, a sport horse practice based in New Hampshire and serving clients throughout New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida. He is a co-author of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine consensus statement “Borrelia burgdorferi Infection and Lyme Disease in North American Horses.

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