What have we learned about equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) since it first was reported in 1995? A lot, and not enough. EPM has been called the “most overdiagnosed neurologic disease in the United States” by some researchers and
Three rabid skunks already have been confirmed in Campbell County, Wyoming, so far this year. Ken Mills, a University of Wyoming veterinary professor, says Campbell County is the only Wyoming county with confirmed rabies cases this
Florida horse owners are being urged to take advantage of the vaccines available to protect their animals against Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus, said Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson.
Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the marked and persistent development of emerging infectious diseases–infections that are new to a population or geographic area, have appeared more frequently, or have become more virulent (abl
Officials in Paisley, Fla., say four horses have died in Lake and Volusia counties from complications of the mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis virus.
Health department officials say a horse in northeast Lake County died from the
The Maryland Horse Industry Board’s Equine Health Advisory Committee is urging all horse owners in Maryland to vaccinate their horses against Rabies.
Rabies is highly a fatal disease that affects both humans and horses. Most often, the disease
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More than 1,300 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Have horses close to you experienced EPM?”
Researchers found antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV) in nearly 20% of horses recently tested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to Ulrich Wernery, DVM, PhD, scientific director of the Centra
After years of studying equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), a serious neurological disease in horses, scientists have mapped the first steps in the migratory path of Sarcocystis neurona–the chief parasitic cause of EPM.
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Results from a recent study on equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM)–a progressive neurological disease–identified three factors that increase a horse’s risk of infection: living with cats, use for Western performance or racing, and age
Researchers at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan, Canada, recently published a study indicating that light-colored horses diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV) might be more likely to succumb to the disease than their
The USDA has released the 2006 U.S. Animal Health Report, a national overview of domestic animal health in th
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Master Hotspur, a 3-year-old Standardbred pacer, won’t be hitting the track anytime soon–instead he’ll be in precautionary quarantine for 45 days after being bitten on the muzzle by a raccoon that later tested positive for rabies,
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