Lyme Disease
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New Test Could Detect Equine Lyme Disease Sooner (AAEP 2012)
The new Lyme disease test can reportedly detect antibodies as early as two to four weeks following infection.
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New Test Could Detect Equine Lyme Disease Sooner (AAEP 2012)
March 17, 2013
The new Lyme disease test can reportedly detect antibodies as early as two to four weeks following infection.... Read More
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Lyme Disease Table Topic (AAEP 2011)
December 21, 2011
Topics discussed clinical signs, treatment options, diagnostic tests, and vaccination against Lyme disease.... Read More
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The State of Lyme Disease
October 04, 2011
Horses in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, and near the Great Lakes are at risk of Borrelia burgdorferi exposure.... Read More
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Cornell Introduces New Lyme Disease Test
June 19, 2011
A newly released test for Lyme disease in horses and dogs should help improve the understanding of the disease... Read More
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Dealing with Ticks
April 12, 2011
Ticks are not only unsightly, they also can transmit infectious diseases such as ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, and piroplasmosis to horses. Severe infestations can cause skin irritations and even anemia (a decrease of healthy red blood cells).... Read More
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Lyme Disease Table Topic (AAEP 2010)
January 24, 2011
A well-attended Table Topic session on equine Lyme disease was held at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners Annual Meeting, held Dec. 4-8 in Baltimore, Md. The audience agreed that the disease is more common in certain parts of the ... Read More
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The War On Microbes (Emerging Equine Diseases)
November 01, 2010
In the face of potentially disastrous global warming events, pathogenic microscopic organisms appear to be on a mission to impact the surviving species. Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites are rapidly adapting to... Read More
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Facts and Fallacies of Lyme Disease in Horses
August 01, 2010
Lyme disease (borreliosis) is caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi that is spread to some mammals via the bite of specific hard-bodied ticks. Here we'll review the key advances that have been made over the past 10 years and... Read More
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Vets Consider ‘Chronic’ Lyme in Horses
May 30, 2008
Editor's Note: Updated July 7, 2008, with original information from Dr. Rick Mitchell.Quotes in the original version did not accurately reflect Dr. Mitchell's comments.) The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)... Read More
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Groom Carefully as Tick Season Fires Up
May 12, 2008
Everyone wants their horses to be healthy. Ticks are carriers of Lyme disease, for which there is no currently licensed equine vaccine available. Pay careful attention to your horses and monitor them for ticks. Lyme disease can also occur in humans, ... Read More
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In-House ELISA Test For Borrelia burgdorferi
July 10, 2007
Current tests for Borrelia burgdorferi, a tick-borne spirochete (a spiral-shaped bacterium) that causes Lyme disease in people, horses, dogs, cats, and cows, often take several days to complete and can sometimes lack definitive answers fo... Read More
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Lyme Disease: Officials Concerned by Increase in Massachusetts Cases
June 19, 2007
A 50% increase in the number of new Lyme Diseasecases in humans reported in Massachusetts from 2004 to 2005 is prompting concerned public health officials to step up efforts to... Read More
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Internal Insights
October 01, 2006
Veterinary internal medicine is a growing specialty that boasts nearly 400 large animal internal medicine specialists, many of them focusing on horses. In a time when humans seek out experts in varying medical fields, it's only logical that we seek... Read More
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Lyme Disease Update
September 14, 2006
The clinical signs that are typically attributed to Lyme disease (so named because early investigations centered around clusters of the disease in humans around Lyme, Conn.) include fever, stiffness and lameness in multiple limbs, painful muscles... Read More
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Lyme Disease Update
May 01, 2005
Lyme disease is a problem more commonly thought to occur in our canine and human friends than horses. However, occur it does, and it can have a wide range of signs and symptoms. This disease is a perplexing and confusing one to diagnose and trea... Read More
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Lyme Disease and Shipping Stress
April 01, 2005
We have a horse on antibiotics for Lyme disease. After his 30-day regimen, he will be shipped from New England to California. Will the stress from the trip cause a flare-up in this disease? Is it a risk to ship him? Are there ways to prevent... Read More
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Vaccination of Wild Mice Could Reduce Transmission of Lyme Disease
March 03, 2005
Vaccinating large populations of wild mice against the bacterium that causes Lyme disease could one day help reduce the risk of transmission of the infection to horses. A recent study, supported by the National Institute of Allergy and... Read More
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New Method for Lyme Disease Diagnostics
July 16, 2004
Horse owners will now be able to know the results of a Lyme disease test within minutes instead of having to wait for as long as a week. A new test, the Snap 3Dx assay, to confirm Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative bacterial agent for... Read More
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Lyme Disease Treatment and Vaccine
March 01, 2004
Nearly 50% of adult horses in areas of the northeastern United States are or have been infected with Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease. Thomas Divers, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ACVECC, and others at Cornell Universit... Read More
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Lyme Disease Research
February 17, 2004
Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, is widespread in the northeastern United States, with nearly 50% of adult horses in some areas infected or with a history of infection.... Read More
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Lyme Disease From Contaminated Feed?
May 01, 2003
Q: Is it possible for a horse to get Lyme disease from eating a tick with his pasture grass, or from eating an infected tick or other source of the bacteria in his hay or feed?... Read More
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Insects and Parasites: Fighting Fall Foes
August 01, 2001
However, some horse-troubling insects and parasites become more active during late summer and fall. Unchecked, they can be an annoyance, stress a horse's energy reserves during the winter months, or cause illness or death. It is up to you to protect ... Read More
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Wildlife Disease: Contagious Critters
May 01, 2001
Diseases from other animals pose a constant threat to our horses. Disease-causing agents, or pathogens, lurk in local wildlife, fly overhead in birds, and lay in the next field inside cows peacefully chewing their cuds. These disease agents--whether ... Read More
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Lyme Disease in Horses
July 01, 2000
Lyme disease might not be the most prevalent equine disease you face with your horses, but it does exist, and it can seriously impact a horse's health. And that's not all. Although documented cases of Lyme disease in horses are relatively rare,... Read More
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AAEP Convention 1998 Wrap-Up
February 01, 1999
Wonder where your veterinarian was the first week in December? If he or she is at the top of the game as an equine practitioner, you probably could find him or her enjoying the weather in Baltimore, Md., site of the 44th American Association of... Read More
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Lyme Disease and Shipping Stress
Q. We have a horse on antibiotics for Lyme disease. After his 30-day regimen, he will be shipped from New England to California. Will the stress from the trip cause a flare-up in this disease? Is it a risk to ship him? Are there ways to prevent recurrence? via e-mail Lyme disease can be a difficult problem to diagnose. Luckily, it appears tha
Lyme Disease From Contaminated Feed?
Q. Q: Is it possible for a horse to get Lyme disease from eating a tick with his pasture grass, or from eating an infected tick or other source of the bacteria in his hay or feed? Ty A: I have checked with two colleagues here at the Gluck Equine Research Center, and we all believe that a horse
