Horse Owners Urged to Ensure Vaccinations are Up to Date
Edited Press Release
April 7, 2012
Unvaccinated horses suffer severely when infected with either WNV or EEE, both transmitted by mosquitoes.
Unvaccinated horses suffer severely when infected with either WNV or EEE, both transmitted by mosquitoes.
With neither cure nor vaccine in existence, veterinarians and researchers must supervise EIA closely.
West Nile is spread by mosquitoes, which thrive in the warm, wet conditions some have experienced recently.
With its high mortality rate and lack of effective treatment, EEE poses a serious threat to the horse health.
Researchers and veterinarians are still working to better understand both the etiology and the disease itself.
Researchers found that MRI more accurately identified compression in CSM horses compared to radiographs.
It’s important that horse owners consult their vets about WNV prevention options before mosquito season.
To help owners stay on top of EPM and WNV, Merck Animal Health has developed two new comprehensive websites.
The horses from Rutherford and Marshall counties died last month and this month, respectively.
West Nile virus–while common in some global horse populations–has never been found in the U.K.
Outbreaks of equine infectious anemia (EIA) have recently occurred in three European countries and are current
Robert MacKay, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, talks about ways veterinarians can easily diagnose nerologic diseases at the 2011 AAEP Convention.
The horse resided in Patrick County, located near the North Carolina state line.
The newest Horse Courses were filmed at the 2011 Advances in Equine Neurological Disease Symposium.
An in-depth discussion of the protozoan parasite S. neurona and EPM, which it causes.
Bernard is examining interactions between the body, the West Nile virus, and even the mosquito saliva.
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