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Wet, Muddy Conditions May Lead to Lameness in Horses
Winter weather conditions often contribute to an increase in cases of lameness in horses. Horses that are pastured in wet and muddy conditions often develop small cuts and wounds on the lower limbs which can easily be missed. Bacteria and other pathogens
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Equine Infectious Anemia Threatening Canadian Horses
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency that oversees reportable animal diseases in Canada is reporting higher than usual numbers of horses infected with Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). As of August 10, 2012, more than 70 horses were affected on 22 differen
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Your Horse Has a Swollen Leg - Why and What To Do
The inactivity that goes with horses being kept in stalls during winter months sometimes leads to a condition known as "stocking up." The horse owner notices that a horse's leg or legs have become swollen and filled with fluid over night. In some case
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Viral Respiratory Horse Diseases Bring FEI Warnings
Recent reports of viral respiratory disease outbreaks in parts of Europe including Equine Influenza (EI), and also Equine Herpes Virus (EHV) and Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) have served as a wake-up call to FEI to remind horse owners of the FEI Veterinar
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis and WNV Alert Issued in Maine
Maine has recorded the yearâs first case of the potentially deadly West Nile virus in mosquitoes in York County. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating whether West Nile and another disease carried by mosquitoes called East
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Laminitis in Horses - A Quandary for Researchers
During the Fifth International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot, a number of researchers presented information about laminitis in horses and the impact the disease has on the horse industry.
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Common Link Found in US and European Horse Diseases
Researchers in Europe are confirming the results of research related to the likely cause of Seasonal Pasture Myopthy. Preliminary comparisons of the results from the US with cases of Atypical Myopathy in Europe suggest that the condition in the latter may
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Maine CDC Issues Warning about Anaplasmosis
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an alert about an increase in anaplasmosis cases this year. Anaplasmosis is an emerging infectious disease in Maine. The vector-borne bacterial pathogen is transmitted via or deer ticks,
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Respiratory Conditions in Horses and Humans Studied
As reported in a One Health Initiative news letter, researchers, including veterinarians and doctors, are working to better understand diseases in animals and humans .
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Horse Owners Warned as Hendra Virus Is Found in New Area
Hendra virus has been detected in flying foxes in Adelaide for the first time. The virus was found in a tissue sample taken from flying foxes that died during extreme temperatures earlier this month, January 2013.