New Jersey, South Carolina Confirm New Equine EEE Cases
Erica Larson
August 22, 2016
This is New Jersey’s first case of 2016. Two new cases bring South Carolina’s total to 14 for the year.
This is New Jersey’s first case of 2016. Two new cases bring South Carolina’s total to 14 for the year.
The 4-year-old Quarter Horse gelding from Caddo County was not current on vaccinations and died.
California has confirmed eight and Minnesota has reported seven WNV cases in horses thus far in 2016.
The 9-year-old Quarter Horse mare from Muskogee County was euthanized. Her vaccination history is unknown.
Each year, some of the top endurance horses and riders in the country flock to California to try their hand at the Tevis Cup, a
EMS did not appear to significantly impact horses’ humoral responses compared to age-matched controls, researchers said.
Horses with significant cardiac arrhythmias or ones found during multiple sessions might be less likely to race.
The unvaccinated 8-year-old stallion from Cayuga County was euthanized on July 27.
The affected draft-cross stallion, residing in Mille Lacs County, is alive but showing neurologic signs of disease.
Neither horse had been vaccinated according to label instructions and neither survived.
The affected horse, an unvaccinated 3-year-old Quarter Horse mare from Garden County, has been euthanized.
The affected horse–a mare from Chesapeake with an unknown vaccination history–died a day after contracting EEE.
Researchers identified several disease predictors, including advancing age, laminitis, and a cresty neck, among others.
The unvaccinated filly from Sacramento County is recovering.
The adult pony, which had no known vaccine history and no recent travel history, was euthanized July 9.
Osteoarthritis is a common cause of lameness. Could a joint supplement help affected horses? Maybe, says one researcher.
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