Equine GI and Respiratory Disease: What’s New?
Nettie Liburt, MS, PhD, PAS
April 24, 2017
Researchers discuss equine rotavirus infection in foals, bacterial upper airway infections, and more.
Researchers discuss equine rotavirus infection in foals, bacterial upper airway infections, and more.
There have been no new EHV cases reported since April 4, when one Anne Arundel County horse tested positive.
Confirmed diseases include equine herpesvirus, West Nile virus, African horse sickness, strangles, influenza, and more.
The index farm and veterinary clinic at which the horse was treated are currently under quarantine.
The horse was euthanized at the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Health Center in Leesburg, Virginia, shortly after arrival.
Controlling disease spread can be challenging. A veterinarian offers tips on how to react if your farm becomes infected.
Now what? Internal medicine specialist Dr. Stephen Reed offers advice.
The horse showed acute neurologic signs and was euthanized after his condition deteriorated.
What equine biosecurity methods do you use around your horse farm or facility?
Cases of CEM, EHV-1, and more have taught officials how to best prevent and respond to outbreaks.
No other cases of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy, the neurologic disease linked to EHV, have been reported in Texas.
The horse, stabled off Winter Equestrian Festival grounds, has been isolated and tested negative for EHV and strangles.
With EHV cases reported from California to Kentucky already in 2017, get information you need to protect your horse.
Don’t wait for another disease outbreak to brush up on your EHV-1 knowledge.
To mitigate the consequences of a disease outbreak, it is important to understand where the disease is spreading.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture has received reports of horses being exposed to EHV-4 and strangles.
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