Pigeon Fever & Dryland Distemper
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Pigeon Fever in Horses: A Re-emerging Disease
High environmental temperatures and drought conditions typically precede pigeon fever outbreaks.
Photo by Sharon Spier, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
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Boehringer Ingelheim Announces 2012 Equine Research Awards
December 03, 2012
Two researchers will study pigeon fever as recipients of the 2012 Advancement of Equine Research Awards.... Read More
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Drought Causes Spike in Equine Pigeon Fever Cases in Missouri
November 14, 2012
The disease causes painful swelling, abscesses, and inflammation in the legs, chests, and abdominal cavities.... Read More
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Preventing Pigeon Fever
August 01, 2012
We have 20 horses that live in various pastures on our property. Last fall we ... Read More
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Surge of Pigeon Fever Cases Reported in Texas
July 14, 2012
With summer and fly season in full swing, horse owners should learn about pigeon fever.... Read More
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Pigeon Fever in Horses: A Re-emerging Disease
July 07, 2012
High environmental temperatures and drought conditions typically precede pigeon fever outbreaks.... Read More
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Pigeon Fever Detected in Florida Horses
July 04, 2012
More than 60 suspected cases of pigeon fever in horses have occurred in Florida this year.... Read More
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Boehringer Ingelheim Calls for Proposals on Pigeon Fever
May 09, 2012
Submissions should be designed to help advance the diagnosis, treatment, and understanding of pigeon fever.... Read More
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Pigeon Fever in Horses Update
April 19, 2012
The Texas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory tallied more than 150 positive pigeon fever cultures in 2011.... Read More
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Drought Blamed for Spike in Pigeon Fever Cases
February 01, 2012
Some veterinarians say they saw many cases in drought-plagued 2011 as they would see in five years.... Read More
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Pigeon Fever Cases in Reported in Louisiana Horses
December 09, 2011
More than 30 cases of pigeon fever in horses have been recently identified in Louisiana.... Read More
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Pigeon Fever in Horses: Manifestations and Complications
July 12, 2011
Treating a Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis with complications can be a challenging task for ... Read More
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Pigeon Fever as a Lameness Cause (AAEP 2010)
March 11, 2011
The soil-borne bacterium Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis can infect horses and cause a condition commonly known as pigeon fever, in which the infected horses often have pectoral swelling, resembling a pigeon's breast. Other clinical signs include ... Read More
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Three Forms of Pigeon Fever in Horses
July 01, 2010
Infection caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (commonly known as pigeon fever or dryland distemper) assumes three forms: external abscesses, internal infection, and ulcerative lymphangitis (limb infection).... Read More
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Spike in Pigeon Fever Cases Reported in Colorado
August 17, 2009
Equine owners should be extra vigilant for signs of pigeon fever in their horses, according to Colorado State University... Read More
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Pigeon Fever
December 01, 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 More
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Widespread Pigeon Fever Reported in Oregon
October 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 More
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Oregon Vets Reporting Increase in Pigeon Fever Cases
October 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 More
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Pigeon Fever: Abscesses Within and Without
April 01, 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 More
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AAEP Convention 2004 Wrap-Up: Medicine/Treatments
March 03, 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 More
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Pigeon Fever Research
February 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 More
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More Pigeon Fever in Kentucky
March 01, 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 More
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Pigeon Fever Update
February 03, 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 More
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Pigeon Fever (Dryland Distemper) in Kentucky
January 01, 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 More
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Pigeon Fever in Colorado and Wyoming
November 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 More
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Pigeon Fever in Kentucky
November 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 More
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