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CDC Reports High Incidence of West Nile Virus Cases
New cases of West Nile virus (WNV) disease and resulting deaths rose slightly in the past week, ending 2 weeks of declines in the numbers, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) weekly update today.
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Treatments of Horse Leg Injuries Lead to Faster Healing
Lameness in horses is a common occurrence, and with the exception of cases of colic, nothing demoralizes a horse owner more than discovering that a horse is lame and needs treatment before both owner and horse can get on with their lives.
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Immune Response - Key to Horse and Human Airway Health
Although asthma can be treated so that most people can do the activities they love, why asthma happens is unknown, and there is no cure. Thatâs where a veterinarian and a 20-year-old horse become part of the picture.Â
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Russian Knapweed and Yellow Starthistle Can Kill Horses
Although chewing disease, also known as equine nigropallidal encephalomalacis is not common in horses, it is deadly because of the brain lesions created by  invasive plants causing the disease.
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Herpesvirus Outbreak Study Reveals Neurologic Risk Factors
A recent study found potential epidemiologic factors associated with the development of the neurologic form of EHV-1. (The neurologic form of equine herpesvirus type-1, or EHV-1, is known as equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy, or EHM).
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Ovarian Tumors - What Horse Owners Should Know
According to veterinarians, horses have a higher incidence of ovarian tumors than any other domestic animal. Â While the percentage of ovarian tumors is reported to be 2.5 percent of all equine cancers, this particular tumor location is significant for tw
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Minimizing the Risks of Potomac Horse Fever
According to Dr. Rachel Bourne of the Wisconsin Equine Clinic & Hospital located in  Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, their clinic has treated several cases of Potomac horse fever, PHF) this year.
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Recent Outbreak of EIA in Horses May Be Ending
Cases of a fatal horse disease continue to rise in Saskatchewan, but the worst of a recent outbreak may be over according to the federal agency that monitors the disease.
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Horse with Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy Improving
A horse from the HITS Ocala show grounds that was confirmed positive for equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHV-1 neurologic disease) on February 22, 2013 is responding well to aggressive treatment. The horse has been quarantined in the equine isolat
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Farrier Developing New Method to Prevent Lameness in Horses
According to reports, a farrier at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine is using a new technique to prevent lameness in horses.