Understanding Potomac Horse Fever
Chauncey Smith, DVM
September 22, 2023
Learn about signs of Potomac horse fever, treatment, and prevention.
Learn about signs of Potomac horse fever, treatment, and prevention.
Since 2008 the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Merck Animal Health have worked to cultivate a strong biosurveillance program.
Certain groups of U.S. horses are at risk of acquiring this blood- and tick-borne foreign animal disease.
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The 3 equine forms of this neuromuscular disease are found in many areas of North America.
Researchers found the muzzle and outer nostril region present an alternative and less invasive way to test horses for EHV-1.
Taking these steps can help rid your barn of the strangles-causing pathogen.
Wildlife can spread rabies and equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) to horses, so secure your barn against unwanted visitors.
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After testing horses during a 2022 EHV-1 outbreak, researchers found even those showing no signs shed common respiratory pathogens.
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Scientists looked at disease prevalence in horses suspected to have tick-borne infections and compared test performance.
Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease caused by a bacterium that infects white blood cells.
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