Officials confirmed cases of equine influenza, EHV, equine infectious anemia, and other equine infectious disease outbreaks.
Researchers tested a vaccine created with “reverse genetics” with positive results.
Confirmed diseases include influenza, EHV, strangles, nocardioform placentitis, piroplasmosis, EIA, and more.
The new test takes just four hours to complete. Previous tests took up to two weeks.
The OIE has described management “pillars” to keep most diseases at bay for high-health, high-performance horses.
Confirmed diseases include equine herpesvirus, West Nile virus, African horse sickness, strangles, influenza, and more.
Diseases reported include African horse sickness, influenza, EHV, EIA, rabies, and more.
Many diseases were once considered geographically restricted. But disease migration has eliminated that complacency.
African horse sickness has the potential to spread due to climate change and increased international horse movement.
Climate change is creating conducive conditions for African horse sickness to spread further than it has in the past.
The organization’s plan includes six studies focused on equine influenza, African horse sickness, and glanders.
Researchers found no evidence that donkeys pose more of a disease threat than horses at mixed-equine events.
Diseases diagnosed include herpesvirus, tetanus, strangles, piroplasmosis, West Nile virus, and more.
Find out which foreign animal diseases North American horse owners need to keep an eye on and why.
One vet recommends taking these preparation steps to help reduce the impact of an outbreak.
The increasing number of reported AHS cases in South Africa prompted the movement restrictions.
Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with
