Recent News for Infectious Diseases
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Update On Foot and Mouth Recommendations
June 22, 2001
Release from Great Britain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (MAFF) 5 June 2001 Advice for horse owners during the foot and mouth outbreak Though horses are not susceptible to infection by... Read More
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Burghley Will Go On Despite Foot And Mouth Concerns
June 22, 2001
Tickets have gone on sale for Europe’s only four-star three-day event in 2001, the Burghley Pedigree Horse Trials, Stamford, Lincs, to be held Aug. 30-Sept. 2 in spite of the foot and mouth disease outbreak. The Badminton three-day event was... Read More
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Georgia Quarantines 41 horses, Tests 50 More For Equine Infectious Anemia
June 22, 2001
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin said on June 15 that 41 horses are quarantined at 10 different North Georgia locations due to exposure to equine infectious anemia (EIA). "We have tested these 41 quarantined in the... Read More
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Update On The Status of West Nile Virus Surveillance Mapping for 2001
June 22, 2001
The National Atlas of the United States of America will not be producing West Nile maps in 2001, however, another component of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information (CINDI), will be... Read More
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EVA Video Available To Public
June 08, 2001
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a video entitled “Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA): A Manageable Problem.” EVA is an acute, contagious viral equine disease that can cause fever, respiratory illness, ocular... Read More
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West Nile Virus Found In Rhode Island Birds
June 08, 2001
Rhode Island's Department of Environmental Management has announced two crows have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The crows were collected from Charlestown and Warwick last week and are the first to test positive in Rhode Island this year.... Read More
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Massachusetts West Nile Information Line Opens
June 08, 2001
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health's West Nile virus information line opened on June 1. If you are a Massachusetts resident and wish to speak with someone concerning WNV during business hours, or leave a telephone message... Read More
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Bush's Request Includes $35 Million To Guard Against Foreign Animal Disease
June 08, 2001
The President's FY2001 supplemental appropriations request to Congress will include an additional $35 million for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enhance activities designed to protect U.S. agriculture from serious animal... Read More
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EPM: The Next Step(s)
June 01, 2001
EPM research is proceeding at a fast pace across the country, as you will see in our EPM Special Report this month. There are many questions to be answered, and many of those answers result in more questions. Here are some of the knowns, and the... Read More
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Lives In The Balance--Botulism
June 01, 2001
Botulism, an often-deadly disease in foals, can be prevented easily and inexpensively with proper management. Botulism is a familiar term to most of us as a disease that humans get from eating improperly preserved food. In horses, botulism cause... Read More
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Michigan EPM Studies--Exposure, Testing, Control
June 01, 2001
Research from Michigan State University (MSU) estimates that 60% of horses in the state have been exposed to Sarcocystis neurona, the parasite that causes equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). Analysis showed that seroprevalence... Read More
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International West Nile Conference
June 01, 2001
As mosquito populations began another season of activity, scientists met for the International Conference on West Nile Virus (WNV) in White Plains, N.Y. Individuals from as far away as Israel, Romania, Russia, France, and South Africa joined... Read More
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More West Nile Virus Findings In New Jersey
June 01, 2001
Two crows collected in Edison, New Jersey, May 22 and 24 tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). To date, 118 crows and 1 hawk have been tested by the N.J. Department of Health and Senior Services' Public Health and Environmental Laboratory.... Read More
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Maryland Crow Tests Positive For West Nile Virus
June 01, 2001
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Laboratories confirmed May 24 that a crow found in Baltimore City tested positive for the West Nile Virus (WNV). This first confirmed crow of the 2001 season was found in the 3100 block... Read More
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Dead Crow Found In Milford, Connecticut Tests Positive For West Nile Virus
May 25, 2001
From the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) On May 23, the State Mosquito Management Program announced the first bird positive for West Nile virus (WNV) in Connecticut, submitted from Milford and tested... Read More
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Armadillo Linked to EPM
May 25, 2001
A recent study from the University of Florida found that the nine-banded armadillo is an intermediate host for Sarcocystis neurona, the single-celled protozoan parasite that causes the neurological disease equine protozoal... Read More
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AVMA Wants Legislation Preparing For Foreign Animal Disease Outbreaks
May 25, 2001
The AVMA is working with officials in Washington, DC, to draft legislation outlining procedures for preventing the introduction of a foreign animal disease in North America, and a well-coordinated emergency response plan to be implemented in the... Read More
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EPM Study
May 25, 2001
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a serious and often fatal neurologic disease of equids. Animals affected by EPM can demonstrate a variety of clinical abnormalities, and signs can vary tremendously in severity. Classically, horses wit... 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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Foot and Mouth Disrupts Activities
May 01, 2001
The current outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Europe has severely disrupted movement of horses among countries in Europe, and exports to the United States and other overseas countries. The highly contagious disease of cloven-hoofed... Read More
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West Nile Virus Found In New Jersey
May 01, 2001
Two crows found in New Jersey have tested positive for the presence of the West Nile virus (WNV), Health and Senior Services Commissioner Christine Grant announced Monday. Twenty-two birds have been tested so far this season by the New... Read More
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Disinfecting For Strangles
May 01, 2001
I have a pony on a farm where strangles has broken out. There are about 80 horses on this farm on about 100 acres (split into different pastures). We don't know where the infection started, but horses which show signs are being treated. What... Read More
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Hear The Latest On FMD, EPM, and WNV
April 27, 2001
Tonight The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care will conduct a free seminar for horse owners and industry professionals addressing EPM, West Nile, and Foot and Mouth disease concerns. The seminar is at... Read More
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USDA Proposes To Exempt Iceland From Horse Testing Regulations
April 27, 2001
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced April 17 that it is proposing to exempt horses from Iceland from testing for dourine, glanders, equine piroplasmosis, and equine infectious anemia during the quarantine period... Read More
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The Latest From Experts on FMD, EPM, and WNV
April 20, 2001
The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care will conduct a free seminar for horse owners and industry professionals addressing EPM, West Nile, and Foot and Mouth disease concerns. The seminar will be Friday, April 27, 2001, at the... Read More
