Pneumonia (Rhodococcus)
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Treating Pleuropneumonia-Related Abscesses with Thoracotomy
Many horses recover from pleuropneumonia with medical therapy, but some require surgery to prompt healing.
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Health Conditions in Older Foals
Understanding ailments older foals can develop and treatment options increases the patient's survival chances.
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Foal Pneumonia (Rhodococcus equi)
Rhodococcus equi is a soil bacterium that causes severe pneumonia in foals.
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Grayson-Jockey Club to Fund 12 New Projects in 2013
March 15, 2013
The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation approved funding of 12 new projects in 2013. ... Read More
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Rhodococcus equi
February 01, 2013
Rhodococcus equi is well known for its ability to cause severe pneumonia and more in young foals.... Read More
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UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Lingshuang Sun
October 27, 2012
Sun is evaluating the regulation of interferon gamma expression in foals and its role in R. equi resistance.... Read More
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Treating Pleuropneumonia-Related Abscesses with Thoracotomy
July 21, 2012
Many horses recover from pleuropneumonia with medical therapy, but some require surgery to prompt healing.... Read More
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Health Conditions in Older Foals
May 21, 2012
Understanding ailments older foals can develop and treatment options increases the patient's survival chances.... Read More
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Gallium Nitrate and R. Equi Shedding (AAEP 2011)
April 02, 2012
Treatment of mares with oral gallium nitrate significantly reduced fecal concentrations of virulent R. equi.... Read More
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Seven Ponies Dead from R. equi Outbreak in Mayotte
February 20, 2012
Seven ponies have died at an equestrian center located on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte. ... Read More
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Managing Bacterial Pneumonia in Adult Horses (AAEP 2011)
February 07, 2012
Without proper post-treatment management and some husbandry adjustments pneumonia can recur.... Read More
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Respiratory Diseases Table Topic (AAEP 2011)
January 02, 2012
Topics covered included pleuropneumonia, equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis, and lower airway inflammation... Read More
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New Research into R. equi Vaccine Completed
September 15, 2011
A vaccine for the bacteria Rhodococcus equi could be tested in the near future.... Read More
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Signs of a Septic Foal
May 12, 2011
There's nothing more heart-wrenching than watching a newborn foal fight for his life.... Read More
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AAEP 2010 Convention Complete Coverage
March 17, 2011
A wrap-up of the 2010 AAEP Convention, including in-depth coverage of nearly 100 presentations and sessions.... Read More
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Respiratory Issues in Horses
March 17, 2011
Horse respiratory issues discussed during the 2010 AAEP Convention included PCR testing for specific diseases.... Read More
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Rhodococcus equi Pneumonia
March 17, 2011
Rhodococcus equi causes pneumonia in foals that are generally between the ages of 3 weeks and 5 months. ... Read More
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R. Equi: The Hunt for New Antibiotics Continues (AAEP 2010)
March 03, 2011
It isn't for lack of effort that the equine industry still doesn't have new options for treating Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in foals. "To date, alternatives to macrolides for effective treatment of R. equi pneumonia in foals have not been identified... Read More
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R. equi Immunity and the Foal (AAEP 2010)
March 01, 2011
Although about 30% of foals that develop Rhodococcus equi foal pneumonia do not survive, the majority of foals can be treated successfully and proceed with a normal life. But why is it that only foals are affected by this respiratory disease? One of ... Read More
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Horses with Pneumonia Benefit from New Form of Ceftiofur (AAEP 2010)
February 21, 2011
A new sustained release formulation of the antibiotic ceftiofur, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in horses with pneumonia, makes treating affected foals easier."The bacterium Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus... Read More
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Epidemiology of R. Equi Foal Pneumonia (AAEP 2010)
February 18, 2011
One of the major foal diseases in the United States is Rhodococcus equi foal pneumonia. Responsible for the deaths of up to 30% of infected foals, it is a serious problem at many large breeding farms. Noah Cohen, VMD, MPH, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, presented... Read More
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2010's Top Equine Medicine Studies (AAEP 2010)
February 16, 2011
What would be your pick for the most groundbreaking news in equine veterinary internal medicine for 2010? Not sure? Read on to find out what Steve Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., deemed the most important ... Read More
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Respiratory Diseases Table Topic (AAEP 2010)
February 03, 2011
Appropriate biosecurity program protocols for respiratory diseases on the farm was the first issue addressed at the table topic on respiratory diseases presented at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held Dec. 4-8 in Ba... Read More
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Vaccine for Rhodococcus equi to be Tested in Germany
February 02, 2011
A vaccine for Rhodococcus equi, the common bacteria that affects foals, often causing severe infections, pneumonia, and sometimes death, is in the final stages of development. Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health (ISPAH) said on Jan. 27 that a ... Read More
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In-Depth: Rhodococcus equi Pneumonia in Foals (AAEP 2010)
January 31, 2011
Update on Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in foals presented at the 2010 AAEP convention.... Read More
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R. Equi Foal Pneumonia: Control and Prevention (AAEP 2010)
January 26, 2011
For years foal owners have struggled with controlling the bacterium Rhodococcus equi and the infections it causes--some farms manage cases annually, despite following strict farm management strategies to reduce risk of infection. Resulting pneumonia... Read More
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R. Equi Pneumonia Best Targeted with Antimicrobial Combo (AAEP 2010)
January 20, 2011
The bacterium Rhodococcus equi has been a known cause of life-threatening pneumonia in foals for many years. But the ideal treatment for R. equi infection remains debatable because of the lack of research comparing the efficacy of each possible treat... Read More
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Respiratory Disease In Foals
Q. What is the first thing I look for to tell if my foal has a respiratory problem, and what are the best things to do to prevent pneumonia and other problems from happening in the first place? The most important signs of respiratory disease in neonatal foals are an increased respiratory rate (breathing hard), occasionally a cough, sometimes discharge from the nose, and fever.
