Last minute negotiations between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the European Commission have failed to stop a ban on the importation of U.S. horses from New York, Connecticut and New Jersey into Europe. The American Horse Council learned

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the unique disease outbreak in NY horses is no longer the West Nile-like virus. It now has been confirmed as the actual West Nile virus.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday confirmed that in Suffolk County, NY, at least one dead horse tested positive for the West Nile-like virus. Another 10 horses that displayed symptoms

The United Arab Emirates has announced that all horses exported to the UAE from the US must be accompanied by a supplementary health certificate. The certificate guarantees that the horse has not been resident on premises in New York State withi

Peter Timoney, FRCVS, PhD, is head of the Gluck Equine Research Center in Kentucky and one of the world’s leading authorities on equine infectious disease.

Q: What is West Nile encephalitis?

Inflammation of the

Determined To Be The Cause Of Human And Equine Illnesses In New York City

For the first time, West Nile virus–or a new subtype of that virus–has been confirmed in humans and horses in the United States. The