Virginia Owners Advised to Vaccinate Horses
Edited Press Release
March 25, 2016
Don’t wait to vaccinate horses against diseases including West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis, and rabies.
Don’t wait to vaccinate horses against diseases including West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis, and rabies.
The 10th International Equine Infectious Diseases Conference will convene April 4-8 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Officials have quarantined the farm where all five infected horses reside.
It’s nearly impossible to separate simple malnutrition from the presence of other diseases, one veterinarian said.
This is the first Florida EIA case in 2016, the Equine Disease Communication Center reported.
Confirmed diseases include vesicular stomatitis, herpesvirus, influenza, Getah virus, and strangles, among others.
The group says it will use the input received to formulate recommendations for EIA control.
Reported diseases include vesicular stomatitis, equine infectious anemia, strangles, influenza, herpesvirus, and more.
The four horses tested positive for equine infectious anemia during the past two weeks.
Researchers found no evidence that donkeys pose more of a disease threat than horses at mixed-equine events.
There are currently four confirmed cases of equine infectious anemia in the western part of the state.
Comments are requested on a proposed approach for controlling equine infectious anemia (EIA) in Canada.
Diseases diagnosed include herpesvirus, tetanus, strangles, piroplasmosis, West Nile virus, and more.
Here’s why following testing regulations for equine infectious anemia is critical to maintaining good horse health.
Thirty-four racing Quarter Horses, ranging in age from 3 to 8 years, have tested positive for EIA since 2012.
Diagnosed diseases include strangles, influenza, vesicular stomatitis, hendra virus, salmonellosis, and more.
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