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Featured A statement on the Equine Disease Communication Center’s website said the Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory returned the initial positive May 11, and confirmation from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory came May 21.
Three cases of the Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy have been confirmed at Fonner Park in Grand Island, Nebraska, resulting in State Veterinarian Dr. Dennis Hughes calling for horse owners to use best biosecurity practices. Samples were collected and sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, where the disease was confirmed. One of the affected horses was euthanized onsite while the other two have been isolated on the premises. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture in cooperation with Fonner Park management has quarantined the horses located at Fonner Park. Horses located in the Red Barn (where the
Old World alphaviruses (which are transmitted via mosquitoes) have been mostly identified on the African continent,
That’s how horse lovers associated with Sunset Hill Farm described their emotions as five of their beloved animals succumbed to the Equine Herpes Virus since late January.
The CDFA noted that 70 exposed horses have been placed under quarantine with required twice daily temperature monitoring.
“In my 60 years, I haven’t seen this here,” she said. “We’re at a loss right now trying to figure out where it came from.”
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2015 First Case of Vesicular Stomatitis Detected in Three Horses in Pecos County AUSTIN- Vesicular stomatitis (VS) has been detected in three horses at a Pecos County premises located approximately 30 miles north of Fort Stockton, Texas. The animals were tested after the owner observed blistering and swelling on the animals’ tongues and lips, and contacted their veterinary practitioner. Testing at the USDA National Veterinary Services lab in Ames, Iowa confirmed the New Jersey serotype of virus in the affected horses. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects horses and
recent research proved snakes can harbor the Eastern equine encephalitis virus
West Nile Virus has spread throughout the United States since its discovery in New York City in 1939, when humans and horses were found to be infected after transmission from infected mosquitoes
A local veterinarian says a dozen horses in this five parish area have died over the past three weeks from Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The vet says none of the horses had been vaccinated against the deadly virus.
AUSTIN — Samples from two mule deer recently taken in far West Texas have been confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). These are the first cases of CWD detected in Texas deer. Wildlife officials believe the event is currently isolated in a remote part of the state near the New Mexico border. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) implemented regionally-focused deer sample collection efforts after the disease was detected in the Hueco Mountains of New Mexico during the 2011-12 hunting season. With the assistance of cooperating landowners, TPWD,
The New Mexico Livestock Board and the state veterinarian Thursday warned owners, particularly those who have livestock along the Rio Grande River, that there was a possible spreading of vesicular stomatitis.
A total of six local persons who had recent contact with the saliva or mucus of the horse are receiving post-exposure rabies treatments through area hospitals, according to Raymond King, Director of Environmental Health for the North Georgia Health District.
Several Australian vets have given up horse work because of health and liability risks around the deadly Hendra virus.
Presidio, Texas – 10 adult horses and four yearlings seized by Border Patrol agents south of El Paso and tested in Presidio have tested positive for Equine Piroplasmosis (EP).