Vesicular Stomatitis Detected in New Mexico

On April 27, the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, confirmed the finding of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in horses at one premises in Grant County, N.M. This is the first confirmed case of vesicular

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Kentucky Embargoes for New Mexico VS Outbreaks

Kentucky officials have prohibited the entry of all livestock, wild and exotic animals into the Commonealth from Grant County, N.M. Vesicular stomatitis was confirmed yesterday (April 27) in a horse in Grant County, and one other horse portrayed

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African Horse Sickness Cases in South Africa

At least six African horse sickness (AHS) cases have been logged recently in the Eastern and Western Capes of South Africa, according to ProMED web site posts in early April. Last week, South African media outlets reported an outbreak of the

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Pigeon Fever: Abscesses Within and Without

The first thought that might run through your mind as you approach your horse in the pasture and see his swollen chest or belly is that he has been kicked. As you await your vet, you think back over the past few days, and realize that perhaps he

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Exercise Exhaustion

Exercise exhaustion can occur after relatively brief maximal exercise or after prolonged submaximal exercise.

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Update on Equine Health Concern in Maryland

As part of its response to an equine health concern at a barn in Columbia, Md., the Maryland Department of Agriculture reports that the situation is stable and that every measure is being taken to determine the illness that caused three horses t

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All Vesicular Stomatitis Quarantines Released in Texas

For the first time since May 19, Texas has no animals or herds restricted because of vesicular stomatitis (VS), a blistering disease that can temporarily debilitate affected equine animals, cattle, goats, deer, swine, or other susceptible

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Kentucky VS Embargo Update

From the Kentucky Department of Agriculture:

Since Texas has been been removed from the list of vesicular stomatitis-affected states, Kentucky’s Administrative Regulation 302 KAR 20:115E now prohibits the entry of all livestock

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Potomac Horse Fever Outbreak in New York

Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. There are no actual numbers for the (amount of) disease because it is spread out, according to Jenny Gold, DVM, an equine veterinarian in the large animal clinic at Cornell”P>Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. There are no actual numbers for the (amount of) disease because it is spread out, according to Jenny Gold, “>Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. There are no actual numbers for the (amount “Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now unde

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Vesicular Stomatitis Continues Northward Drift

Worst Could be Over for Texas

Animal health officials say that the vesicular stomatitis (VS) outbreak in Texas appears to be winding down as of mid-August, but more than 150 infected animals have been detected in Texas, New Mexico,

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Anthrax in Texas

Anthrax had killed a cow, a kudu (a type of antelope), and a whitetail deer in Texas as of Aug. 10. Laboratory results confirmed the disease in the animals, which lived on three premises in Uvalde and Val Verde Counties in Southwest

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African Horse Sickness In Lesotho

African horse sickness (AHS) has claimed the life of another horse in Lesotho, in southern Africa, raising the death toll to two and the confirmed 2004 case count to 23 as of late April. According to Dr. Malefane Moleko, Chief Veterinary Officer

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Premises Quarantined in Three States Due to VS

Cases of vesicular stomatitis (VS) continue to be detected in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, but the disease appears to be occurring at lower levels than in previous years’ outbreaks. As of July 22, nine premises in Texas and 11 in New Mexico

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