Australian Horse Owners Urged to Vaccinate against Hendra
Edited Press Release
May 28, 2013
Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry Minister John McVeigh urged owners to protect horses via vaccination.
Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry Minister John McVeigh urged owners to protect horses via vaccination.
As of May 20, 19 horses residing on six Kelberg County premises have tested positive for the piroplasmosis.
This is the first case where Australian bat lyssavirus has been identified in a horse.
Recent data showed that the vaccine offered protection to horses for a period of up to six months.
Researchers hope to develop a control strategy to prevent piroplasmosis from spreading to other nations.
Reported diseases include contagious equine metritis, strangles, influenza, equine herpesvirus, and more.
Our veterinary experts answer your questions about botulism in horses, which can be deadly in adult animals.
The increasing number of reported AHS cases in South Africa prompted the movement restrictions.
Researchers studied effects of dispersal on colonies of flying foxes, which transmit hendra virus to horses.
The new Lyme disease test can reportedly detect antibodies as early as two to four weeks following infection.
The TAHC determined Kleberg County equids could be at high risk for exposure to equine piroplasmosis (EP).
Horses exposed to a lethal dose of hendra virus six months following vaccination did not develop disease.
Your horse’s fecal production and appearance can be an indicator of good or poor health.
Fever ticks are capable of spreading the Babesia parasites that can cause equine piroplasmosis.
Researchers examined ways to minimize gastrointestinal complications when treating EP with imidocarb.
The organization stresses the need for horse owners across the country to have their horses vaccinated.
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