Leptospirosis Confirmed in Kentucky Weanling
Erica Larson
August 13, 2012
Veterinarians from Hagyard Equine Medical Center have confirmed leptospirosis in a Thoroughbred weanling.
Veterinarians from Hagyard Equine Medical Center have confirmed leptospirosis in a Thoroughbred weanling.
The current outbreak began in late April when two horses in Otero County tested positive for the disease.
A Las Animas County premises is under quarantine after a horse tested positive for vesicular stomatitis.
Vaccination reduces horses’ risk of contracting tetanus and botulism, two often-fatal diseases.
At least five people were exposed to the hendra-positive horse before he died on July 27.
More than 20 vesicular stomatitis cases have now been confirmed in New Mexico horses.
The horses reportedly became ill and showed nervous signs before being put down at the owners’ request.
A foal died after contracting hendra. Two other horses and two dogs remain on the now quarantined property.
Emerging and re-emerging diseases can devastate equine populations and cost the industry millions of dollars.
With summer and fly season in full swing, horse owners should learn about pigeon fever.
The properties where there were confirmed cases of hendra virus in May were released from quarantine July 12.
An Indiana horse diagnosed with Potomac horse fever in June has owners in that state on high alert.
Study finds PHF survival is linked to serum chloride concentration and oxytetracycline treatment.
High environmental temperatures and drought conditions typically precede pigeon fever outbreaks.
More than 60 suspected cases of pigeon fever in horses have occurred in Florida this year.
The positive test results were returned June 27 after the horse became “gravely ill” on June 26.
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