As of July 5, three cases of West Nile virus (WNV) have been detected in California horses. All three cases are recovering.
The first case was reported on June 1 in Plumas County. The second and third cases were from Sonoma and Kern Countie
Florida officials had tallied 80 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne disease Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in 2005 as of July 5 (75 of them since May 1), and the state could be approaching a record year for EEE infections. Florida vets
Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE) virus is quite active this year, and more than 120 cases have been reported in Florida. The state veterinarian’s office in Tallahassee, Fla. predicts levels equal to 2003 in which there were 200 cases of EE
“The most important step any property owner can take to control mosquito populations is to remove all potential sources of stagnant water in which mosquitoes might breed,” the USDA advises. Unfortunately, many necessary water sources cannot be
Commercial vaccines leapt toward state-of-the-art on July 8 when the USDA granted a license for the world’s first DNA vaccine for any species. Horses will benefit from this accomplishment that springs from more than four years of collaborative
Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth, today announced the licensure of West Nile-Innovator DNA, a novel vaccine for horses to aid in the prevention of viremia caused by the potentially deadly West Nile virus (WNV). Fort Dodge’s
Equine infectious anemia (EIA) was confirmed July 13 in a Pennsylvania horse, said Bruce Schmucker, VMD, of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The horse is not showing any clinical signs of the disease and passed through Meadville
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) confirmed on July 7 that two horses in the southwest region of the state had tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) The equine cases were reported in Comanche and Washita counties.
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As of June 17, three cases of West Nile virus (WNV) have been detected in California horses. All three cases are recovering.
The first case, a 3-year-old Quarter Horse in Plumas County, was reported on June 1. The second and third cases
Florida officials have already tallied 51 confirmed cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in 2005 as of June 17 (46 of them since May 1), and the state could be approaching a record year for EEE infections. Florida practitioners received a
“Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a common cause of neurological disease of horses in North and South America, and results from a protozoal infection with Sarcocystis neurona or Neospora hughesi (less commonly),” said
“A lot of very smart people are not aware of how to properly handle vaccines,” said Rocky Bigbie, DVM, MS, director of field veterinary services with Fort Dodge Animal Health, at the 2005 Western Veterinary Conference held Feb. 20-24 in Las
“I think every time we find out something about EPM (equine protozoal myeloencephalitis), it turns up more questions,” said Bill Saville, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, an associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine at The
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services (FACS) Commissioner Charles H. Bronson says this year’s first case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been reported in Union County and he is urging horse owners to have their animals vaccinated
Merial has announced the launch of www.EquineWNV.com, a web site that offers comprehensive information about RECOMBITEK Equine West Nile Virus (WNV) vaccine. Aimed at horse owners and
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