Dr. Klaus Osterrieder of the Freie Universitaet Berlin Institut feur Virologie, in Germany, discusses some key points horse owners should know about equine herpesvirus.
The quarantine was put in place in early September when a horse tested positive for the virus.
Robert Mealey, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM discussed the therapeutics and immunology associated with piroplasmosis.
Robert Mealey, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, of Washington State University shares his team’s research on equine piroplasmosis, a tick-borne disease caused by a parasitic protozoan.
Hendra virus risk can be significantly reduced by keeping horses away from fruiting or flowering trees.
The case was confirmed Sept. 5 on a property between Cairns and Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia.
Flying foxes are the type of Australian fruit bat that transmits the deadly hendra virus to horses.
Whether traveling to an out-of-state show or a mile away to the park, good equine health care starts at home.
Scientists are reviewing hendra virus cases to understand why some horses become infected and others don’t.
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.
The horses reportedly became ill and showed nervous signs before being put down at the owners’ request.
More than 20 vesicular stomatitis cases have now been confirmed in New Mexico horses.
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