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More Vesicular Stomatitis in New Mexico Horses
Eleven premises are now under quarantine for Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) in New Mexico. The counties of Otero, Valencia, Socorro and San Miguel have confirmed positive VS cases. The counties of Dona Ana and Roosevelt have also had suspect cases. The counti
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More Veterinarians Trained in Zoonotic Diseases Needed
Resistance to antibiotics is an increasingly urgent problem that crosses all facets of medicine and impacts both humans and animals. This fact, plus the fact that modern global travel makes the spread of infectious disease more far reaching than previousl
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New Case of Hendra Virus Confirmed
Another case of Hendra virus was detected last week in Queensland, Australia. News agencies reported that a veterinarian treated a gravely ill horse in the northern part of the state. Lab results confirmed that the animal had Hendra virus (HeV), a severe
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New Case of Hendra Virus in Queensland
Biosecurity Queensland is managing a new Hendra virus case near Mackay after a positive test result was received on 22 January 2013 after one horse had died on the property after becoming unwell.
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New Cases of African Horse Sickness Raise Alert
A case of African horse sickness has been confirmed in Chartwell, Gauteng. Also, a suspected case in Nelspruit and currently a âsuspected AHS outbreakâ in the Eastern Cape â Kei Mouth and Morganâs Bay area has been announced.
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New Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed in New Hampshire
In a news release, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has announced positive test results for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in two emus in the Cheshire County town of Fitzwilliam and in a horse in the Hillsborough County
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New Cases of Equine Herpesvirus-1 in Minnesota
Three cases of the neurological form of equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) in horses have been diagnosed by equine veterinarians at the University of Minnesota in horses from a single farm in Wright County.
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New Contagious Equine Metritis Rules Effective 3/13/2013
According to the Federal Register, the daily journal of the United States government, effective March 13, 2013, a final rule regarding the importation of horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM) by incorporating an additional c
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New Guidelines for Spraying for Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Revised Massachusetts state guidelines now allow officials to consider aerial insecticide spraying as soon as an area is deemed at "high risk" for EEE instead of the "critical" level required before.
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New Hendra Cases Identified in Queensland
According to Biosecurity Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer Rick Symons, two horses on the Rockhampton property where a horse died of Hendra virus last week have returned positive tests. Further north in Ingham, authorities are working to confirm whether