EEE in South Carolina: First Equine Case of 2018 Confirmed
Erica Larson
August 13, 2018
The 5-year-old mare from Chesterfield County had no vaccination history and died.
The 5-year-old mare from Chesterfield County had no vaccination history and died.
Study findings suggest dose escalation can be used in equine lymphoma treatment to achieve higher chemotherapeutic dose intensity while minimizing adverse effects, researchers said.
For safety purposes, the UK VMD had suspended sales of several drugs, including flunixin, that are used in food-producing animals and contain the excipient diethanolamine.
A pony from Frederick County, Maryland, died July 30 after contracting Potomac horse fever.
Horses residing in Musselshell and Lake Counties tested positive for WNV.
Veterinarians identified the positive horses, from Lamar County, through surveillance for an EIA trace initiated in another state.
The Georgia Department of Agriculture has confirmed EEE cases in horses residing in Bleckley, Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes, Jenkins, and Wayne counties.
Results from a study on a small population of horses suggest that freezing samples for short periods before testing won’t impact the results.
Researchers determined that the diet and exercise recommendations veterinarians make for horses with PSSM1 can help improve, but likely won’t eliminate, clinical signs of PSSM2 in Warmbloods.
Recent research suggests that chemotherapy can help horses with lymphoma achieve remission and extend their lifespans for several months or years.
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture has confirmed EEE in an unvaccinated yearling donkey jenny in Duplin County.
The 2-year-old Quarter Horse filly is recovering with supportive care.
The affected 6-year-old unvaccinated Belgian mare from Washburn County did not survive.
The EEE-positive horses came from Clay, Jackson, Okeechobee, Osceola, Polk, Suwannee, and Union counties.
The VMD suspended sales in the United Kingdom of products for food-producing animals that contain the excipient diethanolamine (or DEA) including injectable flunixin, an analgesic commonly used in equine veterinary medicine.
The 5-year-old mare, reported to have been recently vaccinated, was euthanized, officials said.
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