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Horse Owners Warned: Don't Be Complacent about CEM
Veterinarians are warning horse owners that contagious equine metritis or CEM and which was assumed to have been eliminated from the United States until just recently has been making a come back in the US with more than 370 horses in 42 states under feder
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Horse Owners Warned To Be on the Alert for EHV
In a health alert, AQHA and corporate partner Pfizer Animal Health are warning horse owners that travel stress and unfamiliar environments should be concerns for horse owners, especially when it comes to equine respiratory disease.Â
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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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Horse Tests Positive for Equine Infectious Anemia
Defra, the Government's department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has confirmed that a horse in Cornwall has tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), commonly known as 'swamp fever'.
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Horse with Eastern Equine Encephalitis Euthanized
In the first reported case of 2012, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture has issued a press release regarding a 3-year-old horse from Burlington County which was euthanized on May 27 after testing positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a ser
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Horse with EHV-1 Euthanized in Indiana
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health has quarantined a Lake County boarding facility after a horse was confirmed positive with equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). The horse was humanely euthanized after showing neurological signs just days before he was con
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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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Horse with Rabies Dies in Florida
The Lee County Health Dept. has issued a warning to all pet and livestock owners following the death of a horse that contracted rabies in North Fort Myers, Florida.
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Horses and Humans as Dead End Hosts for EEE
With more cases of Eastern equine encephalitis being reported throughout the United States, both veterinarians and doctors are warning the public about this zoonotic virus that affects both horses and humans.
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Horses Euthanized in Iowa after Contracting West Nile Virus
On July 30, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported in a news release that an older woman from Lyon County in northwest Iowa had tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), but was recovering. The department medical director, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk,