Recent News for Neurologic Disease
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West Nile-Like Virus Confirmed In NY, Suspected in NJ, Conn.
October 19, 1999
Determined To Be The Cause Of Human And Equine Illnesses In New York City For the first time, West Nile virus--or a new subtype of that virus--has been confirmed in humans and horses in the United States. The... Read More
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USDA Takes Action On West Nile Virus
October 14, 1999
According to a USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service press release from Oct. 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking several steps to ensure that the West Nile virus (WNV) does not have a detrimental effect... Read More
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New Zealand Declared EIA-Free
August 13, 1999
New Zealand has been declared free of equine infectious anemia after a recent mishap allowed an EIA positive horse into the country from Australia. On May 24 an EIA positive broodmare was imported to the Waikato region, North... Read More
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EEE Transcends State Line Into Mississippi
August 13, 1999
Eastern equine encephalitis has crossed state boundaries into Mississippi from Louisiana. According to the Mississippi State Board of Animal Health, more than ten cases of EEE have been... Read More
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EEE Found In Michigan Horse
August 13, 1999
Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) Director Dan Wyant today announced that the first reported case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) this year has occurred in a horse in Barry County. This diagnosis was based on... Read More
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Don't Get Bucked Off By New Equine EIA Testing Law
August 13, 1999
Planning to sell Ol' Paint? After September 1, Texas law will require that equine, including horses, donkeys, mules, and asses, have a test for equine infectious anemia (EIA), (also known as "Coggins" or "Swamp Fever") within... Read More
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WEE Detected In Mosquitoes In Arizona
August 06, 1999
Arizona state livestock officials are warning horse owners to make sure their horses' vaccinations are up to date for a potentially fatal equine sleeping sickness—Western equine encephalitis. The Arizona Department of Health... Read More
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EEE In Horse & Ratite Populations In Louisiana
July 16, 1999
The deaths of about 200 emus in mid-June come on the heels of nine horse deaths within a multi-parish area during the past eight weeks all confirmed to be caused by Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). <FONT... Read More
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North Dakota Horse Owners Alerted Of EIA
July 02, 1999
Several recent, confirmed cases of equine infectious anemia (EIA) are awarning to North Dakota horse owners to be aware of the possibility that their horses may have contacted the disease, says the state... Read More
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Equine Infectious Anemia In Alberta, Canada
June 25, 1999
Equine infectious anemia (EIA), a deadly equine virus carried by horseflies and mosquitoes, has forced veterinarians to destroy more than 120 horses in Alberta, Canada, this year, a federal agency says. <FONT... Read More
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Australian Snafu Allows Clearance Of EIA Mare
June 18, 1999
Australian quarantine officials are investigating how a sample-labeling mix-up threatened to bring New Zealand's horse industries to a halt less than two months before the scheduled arrival of shuttle stallions from North... Read More
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EEE Is Suspected In Louisiana
May 28, 1999
As of May 21, eastern equine encephalitis has been noted as the probable cause of the deaths of two horses in Louisiana, one in St. James Parish and the other in Lafourche Parish, according to Bob Odom, Commissioner of... Read More
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Two Michigan Horses Die From Rabies
May 21, 1999
Two horses have been diagnosed, and died as the result of rabies during the month of April in Michigan. The first horse was from Casco Township in St. Clair County, and the second was from Deckerville in Sanilac County. The... Read More
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Rabies In Horses- 1997 CDC Report
May 07, 1999
Rabid animals were reported from every state except Hawaii in 1997, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Rabies was confirmed in 47 horses, donkeys, and mules in 21 states and Puerto Rico in comparison... Read More
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Kentucky EIA Surveillance- 1998
May 07, 1999
During 1998 a total of 88,149 samples were tested for equine infectious anemia (EIA) in Kentucky. Private testing accounted for 73,590 samples that were submitted to comply with state regulations regarding the sale and exhibition of equines in... Read More
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Rehabilitating the EPM Horse
May 01, 1999
Your horse was diagnosed with equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, but with quick intervention by your veterinarian, careful administration of medications, and lots of nursing, he is on his way to recovery and being "cured" of the... Read More
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False EIA-Positive Mustang Foals Go Up For Adoption
April 02, 1999
Twelve Mustang foals will be among horses offered for adoption at a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) adoption in Stillwater, Okla., April 10. Ten gentled and halter-trained geldings, 12 untrained mares, and four gentled jack... Read More
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Vaccinations for Horses
April 01, 1999
Vaccines have been true godsends the world over. Diseases that once laid waste to large segments of the human population now are held in check by vaccines. One of those killing diseases, smallpox, has been eradicated. Much the same has happened... Read More
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Equine Encephalitis Detected In Mexico And South America
March 19, 1999
Three new equine encephalitis locations have been detected in Mexico as of Feb. 20, 1999, according to ProMED (Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases). The disease is continues to be present in two other locations, accordin... Read More
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EPM
March 01, 1999
Leading researchers in the quest for the solution to equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) lectured to a packed room at the North American Veterinary Conference. While the protocol didn't allow for debate among the speakers, debate... Read More
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Update: Clean Bill Of Health For EIA-Positive Mustang Foals
February 26, 1999
Eleven Mustang foals taken to Oklahoma State University last summer when they tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA) now have tested negative. A temporary restraining order filed by the International Society for... Read More
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EIA Positive Horses Detected In Florida
February 26, 1999
Five horses located west of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., have tested positive for equine infectious anemia, an infectious disease that can be fatal. All five horses which tested positive for EIA antibodies came from a single premise (farm) that house... Read More
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EPM Tests and Treatment
February 01, 1999
At first, veterinarians and researchers were scrambling to discover anything about the "new" neurologic disease that was causing such a stir in the horse industry. The disease, equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), was discovered to be cause... 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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USDA Cooperates With Texas To Stop Spread Of Rabies
January 15, 1999
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cooperating with the Texas Department of Health and other state and federal agencies to drop more than 2.7 million vaccine-laced baits to stop the spread of canine rabies in Texas.... Read More
