Lyme disease is a problem more commonly thought to occur in our canine and human friends than horses. However, occur it does, and it can have a wide range of signs and symptoms. This disease is a perplexing and confusing one to diagnose and trea
If you’re a horse owner in the United States, you’ve probably never worried about African horse sickness (AHS), let alone seen a case of it. Sounds pretty exotic, doesn’t it? But then again, so did West Nile virus six years ago.
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On April 27, the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, confirmed the finding of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in horses at one premises in Grant County, N.M. This is the first confirmed case of vesicular
Kentucky officials have prohibited the entry of all livestock, wild and exotic animals into the Commonealth from Grant County, N.M. Vesicular stomatitis was confirmed yesterday (April 27) in a horse in Grant County, and one other horse portrayed
At least six African horse sickness (AHS) cases have been logged recently in the Eastern and Western Capes of South Africa, according to ProMED web site posts in early April. Last week, South African media outlets reported an outbreak of the
We have a horse on antibiotics for Lyme disease. Will the stress from the trip cause a flare-up in this disease?
The first thought that might run through your mind as you approach your horse in the pasture and see his swollen chest or belly is that he has been kicked. As you await your vet, you think back over the past few days, and realize that perhaps he
Exercise exhaustion can occur after relatively brief maximal exercise or after prolonged submaximal exercise.
As part of its response to an equine health concern at a barn in Columbia, Md., the Maryland Department of Agriculture reports that the situation is stable and that every measure is being taken to determine the illness that caused three horses t
More students who are pursuing a career in equine publishing will be eligible to compete for American Horse Publications 2005 Student Award. If you will be high school senior or an undergraduate college student during the 2004-2005 undergraduate
For the first time since May 19, Texas has no animals or herds restricted because of vesicular stomatitis (VS), a blistering disease that can temporarily debilitate affected equine animals, cattle, goats, deer, swine, or other susceptible
From the Kentucky Department of Agriculture:
Since Texas has been been removed from the list of vesicular stomatitis-affected states, Kentucky’s Administrative Regulation 302 KAR 20:115E now prohibits the entry of all livestock
Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. There are no actual numbers for the (amount of) disease because it is spread out, according to Jenny Gold, DVM, an equine veterinarian in the large animal clinic at Cornell”P>Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. There are no actual numbers for the (amount of) disease because it is spread out, according to Jenny Gold, “>Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. There are no actual numbers for the (amount “Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now unde
Worst Could be Over for Texas
Animal health officials say that the vesicular stomatitis (VS) outbreak in Texas appears to be winding down as of mid-August, but more than 150 infected animals have been detected in Texas, New Mexico,
Anthrax had killed a cow, a kudu (a type of antelope), and a whitetail deer in Texas as of Aug. 10. Laboratory results confirmed the disease in the animals, which lived on three premises in Uvalde and Val Verde Counties in Southwest
Horses on nine sites in Texas and four premises in New Mexico have vesicular stomatitis (VS), a painful blistering disease of livestock such as horses, cattle, sheep, swine, and deer. Because of the findings, emergency VS regulations in Florida
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