Two Virginia Horses Diagnosed With EEE, Euthanized
The Horse Staff
July 22, 2020
The horses lived at the same Suffolk County farm.
Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
The horses lived at the same Suffolk County farm.
The Eastern equine encephalomyelitis fatality rate in horses exceeds 90%. Horses act as sentinels for human risk.
Associate Professor Dr. Jonathan Yardley won the contest, which celebrates the important relationship between veterinarian, owner, and horse.
A third horse succumbs to the mosquito-borne disease in 2020.
Four premises in two counties remain under quarantine.
What started as a pleasant day on the trail could have turned deadly when the riverbank failed as riders watered their horses. Thankfully, the area has a team of trained responders. This is how they helped.
Quarantined equine premises in the state now total four.
APHIS has confirmed four new positive and seven new suspect premises with VSV in Kansas. Thirty-three premises in the state remain under quarantine.
Animal health authorities have released the last active premises, located in Maricopa County, from quarantine related to vesicular stomatitis.
A new study by French scientists suggests that allowing foals and their dams to wean at their own pace could be a more welfare-friendly breeding strategy than traditional methods.
APHIS announces 12 new confirmed positive and eight new suspect cases in the state.
A Newton County premises is under quarantine for vesicular stomatitis virus, with three cases.
While AHS doesn’t occur in horses in the United States, a current outbreak in Thailand, with a 94% mortality rate, illustrates the devastation possible when the disease affects a naive horse population.
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Self-care boarding can be time-consuming, difficult, and daunting. But it can also be the perfect arrangement for certain owners. It just takes some planning and preparation.
The Gilchrist County horse was euthanized after contracting Eastern equine encephalomyelitis.
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