Equine Emerging and Surging Diseases: What’s on the Horizon?
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
July 17, 2012
Emerging and re-emerging diseases can devastate equine populations and cost the industry millions of dollars.
Emerging and re-emerging diseases can devastate equine populations and cost the industry millions of dollars.
Agricultural authorities believe a botulism outbreak is responsible for the deaths of 23 horses at one farm.
Five horses in Reddington, Ind., are dead after contracting the botulism toxin from an “unknown food source.”
Botulism and scrub tick infestations both cause the progressive muscular paralysis seen in the deceased horses
On Oct. 4, the New Bolton Center will present “BoTox: Good for Your Wrinkles, Not Good for Your Horse.”
The International Collating Center, Newmarket, United Kingdom, and other sources reported the following
Ten years of data from type A botulism outbreaks in horses helps us better understand the disease.
Botulism results from a deadly toxin that strikes horses swiftly, but exposure can easily be prevented. Dr. Rocky Mason of Hagyard Equine Medical institute tells us more.
Botulism is largely avoidable, but immediate veterinary treatment could help save an affected horse’s life.
Botulism is a deadly disease caused by the toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The botulinum toxin is a potent neurotoxin that impairs nerve function, including those of the diaphragm, leading to paralysis. When the
A dozen horses that died in a pasture west of Casper, Wyo., last month had botulism, according to a report appearing on kcwy13.com.
George Marble, DVM, said three
Immunizations are the cornerstone of disease prevention if given appropriately and in a timely manner.
The recent deaths of approximately 100 horses in Florida in an apparent outbreak of equine botulism have highlighted the need for a better understanding of the causes of the dreaded disease, and how it can be prevented.
Haylage contaminated
Around 100 horses have died at EquiTransfer, a Marion County, Fla., embryo transfer farm. Veterinary officials say that botulism from haylage might be to blame.
EquiTransfer is owned by veterinarians Jose D?vila, DVM, and his wife, Francis
Learn more about botulism, a deadly toxin that strikes swiftly but can easily be prevented.
Botulism is an often-lethal disease caused by a bacterial toxin. Although
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