Recent News for Infectious Diseases
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West Nile Virus 2001 Report Released, Map Online for 2002 Cases
April 18, 2002
Cases of equine West Nile virus (WNV) infection have been reported in Florida, and a bird has tested positive in Louisiana. Keep up with the spread of WNV in 2002 with our WNV map of cases. Current Map of West Nile Virus Infection in... Read More
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California EEE Case Investigation Complete
April 10, 2002
Final results have been releasedfrom a study that investigated the only case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) ever documented in California. The infected Quarter Horse yearling died in the spring of 2000 (See Article Quick Find... Read More
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Health Officials Tracking West Nile Virus
April 05, 2002
Health officials charting the spread of West Nile virus across the United States project that "Texas and at least up to the Rocky Mountains will be affected" by the virus in 2002, said Dr. Kristen Bernard, assistant director of the Arbovirus... Read More
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More West Nile Virus in Florida
April 03, 2002
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has received reports of two positive cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and one positive case of West Nile virus (WNV) in horses in Polk County, Florida. This marks the... Read More
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Risk of Equine Viral Arteritis from Imported Stallions
April 01, 2002
Equine arteritis virus (EAV) causes a flu-like illness in adult horses called equine viral arteritis, and is responsible for abortion in mares and pneumonia in foals. Stallions can be become persistently infected and shed the virus in their... Read More
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Florida Reports First West Nile Virus Cases For 2002
April 01, 2002
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) reported Feb. 18 that the first equine cases of West Nile virus (WNV) for 2002 had been found. Three horses tested positive for WNV in... Read More
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U.K. Foot and Mouth Disease Epidemic Officially Over
April 01, 2002
The United Kingdom has regained its status as a foot and mouth disease (FMD)-free country at an international meeting of veterinarians in Paris, France, in January. The official statement was made Jan. 22 by the U.K.'s Department of Environment,... Read More
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West Nile Virus in Louisiana
March 27, 2002
Last week, Louisiana officials announced the state’s first finding of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2002. A cardinal bird from East Baton Rouge Parish tested positive for WNV at the Louisiana Veterinary Diagnostic Lab at the Louisiana State... Read More
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First Animal Cases of West Nile Virus for 2002 Reported
February 22, 2002
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) announced Feb. 18 that the first cases of West Nile virus (WNV) for this year have been reported. It has been confirmed that a wild... Read More
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Kentucky Breeding Regulations Amended
February 06, 2002
As was statedFeb. 4in a news story on this web site, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture filed emergency regulations regarding testing procedures for contagious equine metritis (CEM) to be followed when breeding an imported mare i... Read More
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Emergency Breeding Procedures Filed for Kentucky Farms
February 04, 2002
Due to concerns resulting from last year's foal losses attributed to Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS), the Kentucky Department of Agriculture today filed emergency regulations regarding procedures that are followed when breeding an importe... Read More
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Working for the Betterment of Horses
February 01, 2002
Moyer and Johnson are excited about the future of equine research, not only at Texas A&M, but around the world. And that excitement was made possible in large part to a woman who wanted to better the world in which horses live.... Read More
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A World on the Move
February 01, 2002
The World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) met in Sorrento, Italy, in conjunction with the October 2001 Italian veterinary association annual meeting. WEVA meets every other year in locations designed to attract veterinarians from countries... Read More
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WNV Web Site Launched for Horse Owners
February 01, 2002
Fort Dodge Animal Health has taken a proactive approach to keeping horse owners informed of the spread and dangers of West Nile virus (WNV) by launching a web site and developing educational literature on the disease. In just two years, WNV has... Read More
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AAEP Convention 2001: Veterinary Forums
February 01, 2002
The day before the scientific sessions started during the AAEP Convention, there was a series of forums and committee meetings. These were moderated by selected experts in those fields, and were open to anyone for a majority of the time. The las... Read More
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AAEP Convention 2001: Kester News Hour
February 01, 2002
The Kester News Hour kicked off the scientific program of the AAEP convention. Named for the late veterinarian General Wayne O. "Sage" Kester, first president of the AAEP, the hour was designed to cover timely topics that were too brief and/or... Read More
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Equine Pediatric Medicine (AAEP Convention 2001)
February 01, 2002
"While many outbreaks of respiratory disease in foals are infectious in nature, this is not always the case," she began. "Environmental factors can have a profound effect."... Read More
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Sea Otter an EPM Intermediate Host
January 24, 2002
Researchers recently identified the sea otter as a natural intermediate host for Sarcocystis neurona, the one-celled protozoan parasite that causes equine protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM). Muscle from a naturally-infected sea otter use... Read More
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Placentitis-Causing Bacterium Gets Name
January 15, 2002
Each year throughout the United States, mares lose their pregnancies due to placentitis or an infection in the placenta. Placentitis causes lesions in the placenta, which provides nourishment from the mare to the fetus. When that nourishment is... Read More
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S. neurona antibody prevalence in horses at Morehead State
January 09, 2002
From Equine Disease Quarterly, Funded by Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, Brokers, and Their Kentucky Agents, <A... Read More
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Shared Diseases
January 01, 2002
The term zoonosis (plural zoonoses) means a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans. The name is derived from the Greek "zoi" or "zoe," meaning life, plus "nosos," meaning disease. An equine zoonosis is a disease that humans can... Read More
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Diagnosing West Nile Virus
January 01, 2002
A recent report outlined a series of cases of West Nile virus infection in horses seen at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center. The findings might help horse owners and veterinarians identify this infection more readily.... Read More
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West Nile Virus Site Launched for Horse Owners
December 27, 2001
Fort Dodge Animal Health has taken a proactive approach to keeping horse owners informed on the spread and dangers of West Nile virus (WNV) by launching an information-packed web site and developing educational literature. In just two... Read More
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Australia Asks, "What If...?"
December 12, 2001
In a move to determine what an outbreak of a serious equine disease might cost the government and equine industry in Australia, the government group Animal Health Australia commissioned a report that looked at likely costs of an emergency... Read More
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USDA Exempts Iceland from Horse Testing Regulation
November 20, 2001
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published a final rule earlier this month that amends the regulations to exempt horses from Iceland from testing for dourine, glanders, equine piroplasmosis, and... Read More
