Equine death toll at six in EHV-1 outbreak in Europe
The FEI is using data gathered from this outbreak to evaluate the effectiveness of the EHV-1 vaccine.
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The FEI is using data gathered from this outbreak to evaluate the effectiveness of the EHV-1 vaccine.
Read moreThe very aggressive strain of the neurological form of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) originated in Spain and has already resulted in related outbreaks in at least three other countries in Europe.
Read more“Our results suggest that the stability of EHV in water may be the result of a long evolutionary process, which has led such viruses to be truly adapted to using water as a vector.”
Read moreThe test is said to offer an overall predicted detection rate of 99%, and has the potential to be a useful tool under the global One Health Initiative, which recognises that human and animal health are inextricably linked.
Read more“Apart from antigenic differences between vaccine and field strain, other aspects of the vaccine may also play an important role in determining field efficacy.”
Read more“This study identified 25 different types of resource in use by 304 veterinary surgeons and demonstrated a greater consistency with competition guidelines than the datasheet advice.”
Read more“As coughing, feverish horses staggered through the streets, it was evident that these tireless servants lived short, brutal lives.”
Read moreEstimates indicate at least 38 wild burros have died in an outbreak in Southern California, with more fatalities expected.
Read moreA point of continuing concern for many in the industry is whether SARS-CoV-2 is capable of infecting and perhaps causing disease in horses.
Read moreWorking livestock; horses, donkeys and mules, are often overlooked by policymakers, despite their contribution to an estimated 600 million people around the world.
Read moreCases this season in the US have so far affected three states, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.
Read moreThird edition of Asia Horse Week and the inaugural Asian Arabian Horse Show cancelled, because of “the uncertainty surrounding the 2019-nCoV Coronavirus outbreak”.
Read moreNo cases of equine influenza were identified in French horses between 2015 and late 2018. Could high vaccination rates have been responsible?
Read moreThis host-range shift from equine to canine hosts is unique, say researchers, because it occurred from one mammalian host to another.
Read moreEquine Herpes Virus is very contagious and can cause respiratory disease, abortion, and neurological disease.
Read moreSamples sent to Britain’s Animal Health Trust confirmed suspicions of equine flu.
Read moreCases in Britain hit the 200 mark, compared to only two in 2018.
Read moreSamples taken when the horse suddenly developed a fever confirmed the presence of the mosquito-borne virus, which was first isolated in 1955 in Malaysia.
Read moreEquine Guelph and Merck pilot scheme the first national-level biosurveillance programme for the country.
Read moreModification to test developed to distinguish between human and avian flu would pave way for fast equine influenza diagnosis.
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