Drug Peramivir Could Help Horses Suffering from Flu
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
April 28, 2013
Researchers found a flu inhibitor that could help horses with influenza recover more quickly.
Researchers found a flu inhibitor that could help horses with influenza recover more quickly.
Reported diseases include contagious equine metritis, strangles, influenza, equine herpesvirus, and more.
Multiple horses exhibited clinical signs of influenza before testing positive for the disease.
The mare recently arrived in Oregon from Texas and sold last weekend at an auction in Hermiston, Ore.
There are 236 OIE reference laboratories covering 112 animal diseases, including equine-specific ailments.
The video uses maps to help explain how equine influenza spread during the 2007 Australian outbreak.
Diseases reported include contagious equine metritis, equine herpesvirus, piroplasmosis, and more.
Several countries could be affected by the equine influenza virus transmitted during October horse sales.
Equine influenza, equine herpesvirus, strangles, contagious equine metritis, and confirmed around the world.
Whether traveling to an out-of-state show or a mile away to the park, good equine health care starts at home.
An Australian law firm is preparing a class action lawsuit surrounding the 2007 equine influenza outbreak.
Only four Normandy breeding farms are under quarantine for the disease and events are continuing as planned.
Show officials removed two horses from the show grounds after the animals tested positive for influenza.
No horses at the event have presented any signs of illness, but biosecurity measures have been implemented.
Researchers found several links between equine influenza transmission and weather patterns.
Researchers are striving to better understand this fast-spreading virus before its next next mutation.
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