Influenza, equine herpesvirus, and strangles were the diseases highlighted by Bonnie Rush, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, professor and section head of equine internal medicine at Kansas State University, at a seminar on infectious respiratory diseases sponsored by Fort Dodge Animal Health in Lexington, Ky., on Feb. 4. Rush emphasized the importance of vaccinating against these diseases.

“Influenza vaccines are more effective today than a decade ago,” began Rush. “Strains of influenza in the vaccine are more relevant to the current strains of influenza in North America, and the vaccine adjuvants (additives that enhance immune response) are more effective