New South Wales Confirms First Equine Hendra Case of 2017
Edited Press Release
July 10, 2017
The 11-year-old unvaccinated gelding has been euthanized.
The 11-year-old unvaccinated gelding has been euthanized.
Bornaviruses are known to cause a lethal form of encephalitis, called borna disease, in horses and sheep.
The new test takes just four hours to complete. Previous tests took up to two weeks.
One horse in the Gold Coast Hinterland area was euthanized on the property after rapid deterioration.
Causes of collapse in apparently healthy horses range from sleep deprivation and pain to muscle disorders and pregnancy.
Learn the latest on diseases horses can get from ticks and why they continue to frustrate veterinarians and researchers.
The OIE has described management “pillars” to keep most diseases at bay for high-health, high-performance horses.
The mainstays of biosecurity still center around good hygiene, diagnostics, quarantine, isolation, and traffic control.
Learn whether your horse is at risk and if you should be vaccinating for this “new” disease.
The AVA believes events held exclusively for horses unvaccinated against Hendra virus raise health and welfare concerns.
What might cause one horse to have many ticks on him while his pasturemate only has a few?
Confirmed diseases include equine herpesvirus, West Nile virus, African horse sickness, strangles, influenza, and more.
A horse arriving from Europe produced.a “questionable” blood test result, but tested negative on a retest.
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.
With EHV cases reported from California to Kentucky already in 2017, get information you need to protect your horse.
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