Dryland Distemper

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Spike in Pigeon Fever Cases Reported in Colorado | 8/17/2009
Equine owners should be extra vigilant for signs of pigeon fever in their horses, according to Colorado State University... Read full story
Pigeon Fever | 12/1/2008
Pigeon fever is the common term for an infection caused by the bacterial organism Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (also referred to as Dryland Distemper). C. pseudotuberculosis bacteria tend to localize and form abscesses in the... Read full story
Widespread Pigeon Fever Reported in Oregon | 10/17/2008
Veterinarians in Oregon are reporting a surge in cases of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (also known as pigeon fever or dryland distemper), a bacterial disease that can linger in a horse for months. Jessica Evans, DVM, of Bend Equine... Read full story
Oregon Vets Reporting Increase in Pigeon Fever Cases | 10/18/2007
Clinical signs of a contagious animal disease called pigeon fever (also known as dryland distemper) have been found in dozens of horses in Eastern Oregon this fall, according to area... Read full story
Pigeon Fever: Abscesses Within and Without | 4/1/2005
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... Read full story
AAEP Convention 2004 Wrap-Up: Medicine/Treatments | 3/3/2005
Equine Malignant Hyperthermia We've all heard of people and animals that are "sensitive" to anesthesia. Monica Aleman, MVZ, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, head of the neuromuscular disease lab at the University of California, Davis, reported on a... Read full story
AAEP Convention 2004: Medicine I--Pigeon Fever | 2/13/2005
This disease has nothing to do with birds; it got its name from the inflammation seen in the chest region of some affected horses that makes them look like they have a puffed-out pigeon's breast. Also known as dryland distemper, the disease is... Read full story
More Pigeon Fever in Kentucky | 3/1/2003
The bacterial disease "pigeon fever," also known as dryland distemper, usually is seen west of the Mississippi--especially in California and southwestern states--but it has been recognized in Kentucky and Florida in increasing numbers in recent... Read full story
Pigeon Fever Update | 2/3/2003
There are hundreds of cases of pigeon fever each year in California, said Nathan Slovis, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, from his experience working at the University of California, Davis. Slovis, who currently is an internal medicine specialist at the... Read full story
Pigeon Fever (Dryland Distemper) in Kentucky | 1/1/2003
An unusual outbreak of the bacterial disease "pigeon fever," also known as dryland distemper, occurred in Kentucky in early and mid-November 2002, according to Doug Byars, DVM, a specialist in internal medicine and equine critical care. He said... Read full story
Pigeon Fever in Colorado and Wyoming | 11/26/2002
There has been an unusual rise in cases of pigeon fever detected in Colorado and Wyoming, according to recent reports from Colorado State University (CSU) and the Wyoming State Veterinary Lab. Seventy-six cases from Colorado's Front Rang... Read full story
Pigeon Fever in Kentucky | 11/20/2002
An unusual outbreak of the bacterial disease “pigeon fever,” also known as dryland distemper, has been occurring in Kentucky over the past three weeks, according to Doug Byars, DVM, a specialist in internal medicine and equine critical care. He... Read full story
Dryland Distemper | 11/2/2001
One of the most commonly diagnosed bacterial problems in California (and several other western states) is dryland distemper, otherwise known as pigeon fever. This disease is caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis and is seen... Read full story
Wildlife Disease: Contagious Critters | 5/1/2001
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 full story

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