How Mosquitoes Impact Horses
Equine Disease Quarterly
June 28, 2019
Learn which mosquitoes can transmit disease and how to manage populations on your farm.
Learn which mosquitoes can transmit disease and how to manage populations on your farm.
They might be small, but these flying fiends can spread some deadly diseases.
An equine internal medicine specialist explains how horses contract EEE and how owners can reduce the likelihood of infection.
These pests can transmit a variety of dangerous pathogens, depending on certain factors in your region.
Six horses from Holmes, Osceola, Suwannee, and Washington counties tested positive for EEE. One is recovering and the other five were euthanized.
South Carolina had one of the lowest incidences of EEE in the Southeastern U.S. in 2018, and animal health officials hope owners will keep horses’ vaccines current to maintain those low case numbers.
The affected undervaccinated 8-year-old Quarter Horse stallion developed clinical signs on April 24 and was euthanized due to a poor prognosis.
As mosquito season approaches, animal health officials are encouraging horse owners to have their animals vaccinated against EEE and WNV.
Reported diseases included African horse sickness, atypical myopathy, contagious equine metritis, salmonellosis, and more.
Studies have shown that vaccines can be effective in reducing the risk of horses contracting both EEE and WNV when administered appropriately. Here’s why you should vaccinate your horses.
The unvaccinated 3-year-old Miniature Horse from Lowndes County is recovering with supportive care.
Officials reported diseases including African horse sickness, equine influenze, strangles, EHV-1, EIA, and more.
Learn how rising temperatures and higher rainfall totals might lead to an increased risk of mosquito- and tick-borne disease in horses.
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets confirmed EEE in a 3-month-old filly from Oswego County and WNV in three horses from Chenango, Livingston, and Washington counties.
Dr. Elizabeth Davis explains how experts selected the vaccines every horse should receive.
Learn about the core vaccines recommended by the American Association of Equine Practitioners and the five deadly diseases they prevent.
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