N.Y. Senator Sponsors Free EEE Vaccine Clinics for Horses
Edited Press Release
June 26, 2012
Senator Patty Ritchie has announced she’s sponsoring two no-cost EEE vaccine clinics for horses this week.
Senator Patty Ritchie has announced she’s sponsoring two no-cost EEE vaccine clinics for horses this week.
Six people in Georgia are receiving medical treatment after being exposed to a horse with rabies.
Owners receive will a $15 discount when vaccinating horses for EEE through a participating veterinarian.
The mare received the first in a series of two planned EEE vaccinations from a private veterinarian in May.
S. neurona causes the neurologic disease EPM. A fully sequenced genome will provide a resource for virulence factor and S. neurona antigen characterization, which could lead to new immunizations or therapeutics against the parasite.
Officials in Michigan confirmed Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) in a 17-year old grade mare.
Agricultural officials in Massachusetts advise horse owners to vaccinate against mosquito-borne diseases.
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) continues to pose diagnostic and treatment challenges.
An infected horse can show behavioral changes such as drowsiness, depression, fear, or aggression.
Dr. Steve Reed of Rood & Riddle presents case studies and videos of horses with Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), offering insight on diagnosis and treatment from the clinician’s perspective.
The first case of the season of WNV was reported last week in a horse in Northampton County, Pa.
In 2011, 15 horses in California were confirmed positive for WNV; four of those 15 were euthanized.
West Nile Virus (WNV) causes a potentially fatal encephalomyelitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal cord) in a variety of species such as birds, horses, and humans.
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.
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