Australia’s major studs have been rocked by confirmation that more than 30 of the world’s leading shuttle stallions will be detained in quarantine for up to a month after the detection of a virus in one horse recently imported from Japan,
An outbreak of equine influenza has forced the Japan Racing Association to cancel horse races on Saturday and Sunday, local media reported.
The JRA decided to cancel the races after 29 of 163 horses checked were determined to have contracte
About 200 veterinarians were dispatched yesterday to check 5,000 racehorses in Japan for equine influenza after 20 animals at a training center were found to be positive for the
Researchers found that clinical signs of influenza and virus shedding were significantly reduced in horses vaccinated with a recombinant canarypox-vectored influenza vaccine and experimentally exposed to influenza compared to unvaccinated horses
The Biologic and Therapeutic Agents Forum at the 2006 AAEP Convention was facilitated by Craig Barnett, DVM, Intervet Senior Equine Technical Services Specialist, and co-facilitator Carol Clark, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Peterson & Smith
In 2004 researchers identified a highly contagious canine influenza virus strain (H3N8) that was closely related to an equine flu strain. Essentially that meant the virus had jumped from horses to dogs, and the scientists said it was “a very rar
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On Saturday, Dec. 2, Merial announced the addition of Recombitek Equine Influenza Virus vaccine to its recombinant vaccine line–the first and only equine influenza vaccine in the United States that uses canarypox-vectored technology. Recombitek
At least 15 cases of equine influenza were detected in the wake of the Paso Fino Horse Association’s 34th Annual Grand National Championship Show, which was held Sept. 17-23 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and AgriCenter in Perry,
Respiratory problems are frequent health issues for horses, and are often associated with microbial infections. For horse owners preparing for spring competitions or the birth of foals, a review of respiratory diseases is timely. Owners need to
Researchers recently identified a highly contagious canine influenza virus strain that is thought to be an adaptation of an equine flu strain, which was transferred from horses to dogs in 2004. It is unclear at this time whether the strain can
The face of equine influenza is evolving, and so must our understanding of its behavior and the vaccines that protect against it. Updating flu vaccines, transmission of flu between horses and dogs, and flu mutation were featured topics in a
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Scientists Unsure if Horses Could be Re-infected
Researchers recently identified a highly contagious canine influenza virus strain that is thought to be an adaptation of an equine flu strain, which was transferred from
According to Equine Disease Quarterly, which is published by the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center and sponsored by Lloyd’s, the Influenza Expert Surveillance Panel this year recommended that influenza vaccines contain the
Equine influenza is one of the most frequently encountered infectious diseases of horses.
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