Over the course of a few short months, the Australian horse flu outbreak cost the country approximately $100 million AU ($92.6 million US) and caused racing, breeding, and other performance horse-related activities to effectively grind to a halt
According to an inaugural, multi-center report, equine herpesvirus-5 (EHV-5) is associated with a newly recognized, potentially fatal lung disease in horses called equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis, or EMPF.
“EMPF is an important
At Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, a variety of treatments are available for correcting disorders of the upper respiratory system and improving the odds of performance success.
Equine upper respiratory disorders ofte
After four years of research by scientists at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, a new diagnostic blood test has been developed to combat the virulent horse disease strangles.
The blood test identifies horses that have recently been
My 3-year-old pony mare developed a purulent (discharging pus) head infection last summer and was subsequently diagnosed with a stenotic (narrowing) left guttural pouch, which required two laser surgeries to correct.
More than 1,000 horse people from around the world registered to watch “Understanding Equine Influenza”.
Almost exactly six months after the horse industry in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, ground to a halt due to an outbreak of equine influenza, government officials today declared the state free of the virus.
“It’s official, horse flu has
On Feb. 28, TheHorse.com hosted a Webinar on “Understanding Equine Influenza.”
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The area of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, declared free of equine influenza was expanded an additional 2,800 square miles last week. This change significantly eases the transport restrictions placed on thousands of horses, said Ian Macdonald,
Thoroughbred racehorses with obstructed respiratory tracts due to inflammation of the arytenoid cartilage or failed tiebacks treated via unilateral partial arytenoidectomy–a surgical technique that resolves the obstruction–are likely to return
Less than six months after the first horse was infected, all properties in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have been declared free of equine influenza.
“I can say today that not one horse in NSW is now known to have equine
An flare-up of strangles that surfaced at Northfield Park racetrack in Ohio nearly three weeks ago is under control, according to Director of Racing Gregg Keidel. Seven horses contracted the bacterial infection.
“The horses are doing fine,”
Areas of New South Wales, Australia, formerly considered to be “hot spots” for equine influenza were given a clean bill of health Feb. 8, according to Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald.
“Exhaustive testing has failed to identify
Investigations into the chain of events leading to the ongoing equine flu influenza outbreak in Australia have now entered their fifth month in the New South Wales (NSW) capital city of Sydney.
Recent testimony continues to reveal
It?s time to flex those muscles and test your skills at the second annual “Bowling for Equestrians,” an event that benefits the American Hunter-Jumper Foundation?s (AHJF) Emergency Relief Fund. The event will be held Feb. 17 at Greenacres Bowl i
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