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Mosquito Control Measures
West Nile virus (WNV) is spreading. Horse owners are asking, What can I do to protect my horses? Thegood news is that a vaccine for horses has been developed and approved by the USDA. Experts say the WNV vaccine should work like other”P>West Nile virus (WNV) is spreading. Horse owners are asking, What can I do to protect my horses? Thegood news is that a vaccine for horses has been developed and approved”>West Nile virus (WNV) is spreading. Horse owners are asking, What can I do to protect my horses? Thegood ne”West Nile virus (WNV) is spreading. Horse owner
Kentucky Leaders Meet To Discuss West Nile Virus
Researchers, government officials, and private practitioners who are members of the Emerging Diseases Committee met at the Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center for nearly two hours to discuss how to handle information dissemination to
Marquis Unveiled
The first FDA-approved treatment for equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), Marquis, was launched Aug. 23 at Bayer’s headquarters in Kansas City, Mo. Robert MacKay, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, of the University of Florida College of Veterinary
Horseman’s Day 2001: Don’t Miss It!
San Diego, CA
Sunday, November 25th
The AAEP is proud to present Horseman’s Day 2001 in conjunction with the annual convention for veterinarian-members at the San Diego Convention Center. The AAEP enjoyed great success last year in
Jockey Club Projects 2002 Foal Crop of 35,600
The Jockey Club is cautiously projecting a 2002 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 35,600, due to uncertainties concerning the Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS) which affected central Kentucky this spring.
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Foal/Fetal Losses: Keeping Watch
Several reproductive specialists at Hagyard-Davidson-McGee veterinary firm in Lexington, Ky., are following about 100 pregnant mares. These are mares from farms which were either affected or unaffected by foal/fetal losses this spring
West Nile Virus Found in Central Indiana
A crow found in southeastern Marion County is the first positive indicator that West Nile virus (WNV) has officially arrived in Indiana.
State health officials say that although this is the first time WNV, which is transmitted by
UK Gluck Center Looking to Fill Position
The University of Kentucky’s Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center is searching for a scientist to fill a post-doctoral position. The candidate must have experience in molecular biology, and will perform research on the genetic basis of diseases
Removal of Fencerow Black Cherry Trees
A publication recently developed by the University of Kentucky’s Jeff Stringer, Department of Forestry, and J. D. Green, Department of agronomy, outlines the proper way to eradicate black cherry trees from your property. These trees are known to
Detoxifying Cyanide
According to Dr. Terry Fitzgerald, the Eastern tent caterpillar does a very good job of detoxifying the cyanide it ingests when eating the leaves of black cherry trees. Fitzgerald, a distinguished university professor of biological sciences at
Equine West Nile Virus Case in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s Health Secretary Robert S. Zimmerman Jr. announced Aug. 15 that West Nile virus had been confirmed in a horse at Philadelphia Park in Bensalem, Bucks County.
According to a United States Department of Agriculture Emergenc
Florida’s Third Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported
The Florida Department of Health announced Monday that a third human case of encephalitis caused by the West Nile virus (WNV) has been diagnosed. The case is a 40-year-old man from Jefferson County. There have been two other confirmed human case
Is No News, Good News?
While there haven’t been any headlines about the various syndromes that affected a large section of the eastern and mid-western United States this spring, that doesn’t mean that researchers or practitioners aren’t hard at work.
West Nile Virus Continues to Spread
Preliminary tests suggest that West Nile virus might be living in Canada. The virus that first appeared in the Western Hemisphere in 1999 was detected recently in a bird in Louisiana and in humans in Georgia and New York. Georgia also
Arkansas Has New EIA Law
The Arkansas 2001 General Assembly recently passed Act 540, which defines and sets standards for an equine infectious anemia (EIA) research facility and requires a Certified EIA Verifier to be present to check Coggins
Are You Ready For West Nile?
The dog days of summer are here, and if weather patterns hold true, it will be hot and humid over a large area of the country. And if disease patterns hold true, humans and horse owners are starting the worst time of year for West Nile. Even
