Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
EQUINE HERPESVIRUS - USA (04): (NEW YORK)
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Date: Wed 24 Nov 2010
Source: Horse Health Blogs, The Jurga Report at Equisearch.com [edited]
EHV in New York: state health official confirms disease diagnosed at racetrack
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Late Tuesday afternoon [23 Nov 2010], officials in New York State confirmed
by phone that a stable at Finger Lakes Racetrack in the western part of the
state has been placed under quarantine after a horse that had been stabled
there was diagnosed with equine herpesvirus [EHV].
Dr David Smith, director of the Division of Animal Industry of the New York
State Department of Agriculture and Markets said that the racetrack is
being very proactive about the situation, which also involves a farm where
the horse had been stabled.
On the phone this afternoon [24 Nov 2010], he said that efforts were under
way to identify and locate horses that had been stabled with the affected
horse, and that certain states had been notified if affected horses had
been shipped there.
Racing continues at Finger Lakes
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EHV is not a disease that limits itself to racetracks. Sport, work, and
pleasure horses are also vulnerable to EHV. Vaccinations are available,
although the disease has several strains, and veterinarians will advise
horse owners on a horse's risk factors for the disease based largely on
exposure to other horses. Outbreaks of EHV in Northern Virginia and
Wellington, Florida in the winter of 2007 virtually shut down all horse
activities in those areas.
[byline: Fran Jurga]
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[Equine herpes virus was recently found in New Jersey. It is an easy
transfer across the border to NY. Readers are encouraged to read the
moderator comments on ProMED-mail post 20100403.1071. - Mod.TG
The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of New York State can be seen at
. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]
[see also:
Equine herpesvirus - USA (03): (NJ) 20100408.1131
Equine herpesvirus - USA (02): (NJ) susp. 20100403.1071
Equine herpesvirus - USA: (LA) 20100101.0016]
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Date: Wed 24 Nov 2010
Source: Horse Health Blogs, The Jurga Report at Equisearch.com [edited]
EHV in New York: state health official confirms disease diagnosed at racetrack
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Late Tuesday afternoon [23 Nov 2010], officials in New York State confirmed
by phone that a stable at Finger Lakes Racetrack in the western part of the
state has been placed under quarantine after a horse that had been stabled
there was diagnosed with equine herpesvirus [EHV].
Dr David Smith, director of the Division of Animal Industry of the New York
State Department of Agriculture and Markets said that the racetrack is
being very proactive about the situation, which also involves a farm where
the horse had been stabled.
On the phone this afternoon [24 Nov 2010], he said that efforts were under
way to identify and locate horses that had been stabled with the affected
horse, and that certain states had been notified if affected horses had
been shipped there.
Racing continues at Finger Lakes
--------------------------------
EHV is not a disease that limits itself to racetracks. Sport, work, and
pleasure horses are also vulnerable to EHV. Vaccinations are available,
although the disease has several strains, and veterinarians will advise
horse owners on a horse's risk factors for the disease based largely on
exposure to other horses. Outbreaks of EHV in Northern Virginia and
Wellington, Florida in the winter of 2007 virtually shut down all horse
activities in those areas.
[byline: Fran Jurga]
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[Equine herpes virus was recently found in New Jersey. It is an easy
transfer across the border to NY. Readers are encouraged to read the
moderator comments on ProMED-mail post 20100403.1071. - Mod.TG
The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of New York State can be seen at
[see also:
Equine herpesvirus - USA (03): (NJ) 20100408.1131
Equine herpesvirus - USA (02): (NJ) susp. 20100403.1071
Equine herpesvirus - USA: (LA) 20100101.0016]
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS - USA (05): (NEW MEXICO) OIE
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Date: 26 Jun 2010
Source: OIE WAHID Disease Information 2010; 23(24) [edited]
Equine piroplasmosis, United States of America
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Information received on 18 Jun 2010 from Dr John Clifford, Deputy
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United
States Department of Agriculture, Washington, United States of America
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification (Final report)
Start date 26 May 2010
Date of 1st confirmation of the event 14 Jun 2010
Report date 18 Jun 2010
Date submitted to OIE 18 Jun 2010
Date event resolved 17 Jun 2010
Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent: _Babesia caballi_
Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to the whole country
New outbreaks
Outbreak 1 New Mexico
Date of start of the outbreak 26 May 2010
Outbreak status Resolved (17 Jun 2010)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Species Equidae
Susceptible 1
Cases 1
Deaths 0
Destroyed 1
Slaughtered 0
Affected Population: The _Babesia caballi_-positive horse was
detected as a result of New Mexico's equine piroplasmosis race track
screening programme.
Epidemiology - Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection:
Unknown or inconclusive. Management practices (use of shared needles
or substances between horses)?
Epidemiological comments: The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) and the New Mexico Livestock Board conducted a
comprehensive epidemiological investigation of this event. One
quarter horse race pony was confirmed positive for _B. caballi_. The
horse has been euthanized.
Laboratory name and type: National Veterinary Services Laboratory
(NVSL) (National laboratory)
Species Equidae
Test competitive ELISA (c-ELISA)
Test date 14 Jun 2010
Result Positive
Species Equidae
Test polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Test date 14 Jun 2010
Result Positive
Future Reporting
The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
*****
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[The following description is from the USDA-APHIS website concerning
the disease at
:
Equine piroplasmosis is present in South and Central America, the
Caribbean (including Puerto Rico), Africa, the Middle East, and
Eastern and Southern Europe. Only the United States, Canada,
Australia, Japan, England and Ireland are not considered to be endemic areas.
This disease is a disease of Equidae (horses, donkeys, mules, and
zebras), and is caused by 2 parasitic organisms, _Babesia equi_ and
_Babesia caballi_. Although, equine piroplasmosis is primarily
transmitted to horses by ticks, this bloodborne disease has been
spread mechanically from animal to animal by contaminated needles.
Once infected, an equine can take 7 to 22 days to show signs of illness.
Cases of equine piroplasmosis can be mild or acute, depending on the
virulence of the parasite. Acutely affected equines can have fever,
anemia, jaundiced mucous membranes, swollen abdomens, and labored
breathing. Equine piroplasmosis can also cause equines to have
roughened hair coats, constipation, and colic. In its milder form,
equine piroplasmosis causes equines to appear weak and show lack of appetite.
The greatest risk for introduction of this disease is through trading
of animals or international equestrian sports, where infected and
non-infected animals are in contact. Many disease free countries have
the climate suitable for a foreign tick vector, or have ticks which
could act as vectors.
What the website blurb presented here doesn't mention is that there
appears to be a constant dribble of cases beginning with the Florida
cases in 2008. Since then, there have been cases identified in
Missouri, Texas, New Mexico, Utah and now New Mexico again in 2010.
These incursions were the 1st ones since the disease was eradicated
from the United States in 1988.
International travel and trade of horses and the use of contaminated
syringes are thought to be risk factors for the development of the
disease. If we are to prevent the dribble of cases from becoming a
slow flow of cases over the next few years, this may be the time to
dig in and do intensive epidemiology so that we have a better answer
to questions of where these cases come from and how a single horse in
New Mexico gets infected.
The report indicates that such investigations were made. Clearly,
many times epidemiology does not reveal the source of the disease,
but the constant presence of the disease is worrisome in terms of
horse health status, and even more intensive investigations may be
warranted. - Mod.PC]
[see also:
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (04): (TX, TX ex NM) 20100607.1892
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (03): (TX, UT) 20100205.0395
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (02): (TX) 20100130.0322
Equine piroplasmosis - USA 20100129.0309
2009
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Equine piroplasmosis - USA (12): (NM) 20091230.4394
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (11): multi-state 20091203.4128
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (10) 20091117.3963
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (09): (NJ ex TX) 20091111.3912
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (08): (TX) alert 20091030.3749
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (07): (TX) 20091024.3675
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (06): (TX) OIE 20091022.3631
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (05): (TX) 20091021.3617
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (04): (KS, MO) resolved 20090917.3262
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (03): (KS, MO) 20090729.2662
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA (02): (MO) 20090612.2172
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA: (FL) quarantine lifted 20090225.0771
2008
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Equine Piroplasmosis - USA (04): (FL) 20080930.3088
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA: (03) (FL) 20080828.2687
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (02): (FL) 20080823.2626
Equine piroplasmosis - USA: (FL) 20080819.2579
1996
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Equine piroplasmosis - Georgia (USA) (2) 19960116.0097
Equine piroplasmosis - Georgia (USA) 19960112.0066]
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Date: 26 Jun 2010
Source: OIE WAHID Disease Information 2010; 23(24) [edited]
Equine piroplasmosis, United States of America
-----------------------------------
Information received on 18 Jun 2010 from Dr John Clifford, Deputy
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United
States Department of Agriculture, Washington, United States of America
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification (Final report)
Start date 26 May 2010
Date of 1st confirmation of the event 14 Jun 2010
Report date 18 Jun 2010
Date submitted to OIE 18 Jun 2010
Date event resolved 17 Jun 2010
Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent: _Babesia caballi_
Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to the whole country
New outbreaks
Outbreak 1 New Mexico
Date of start of the outbreak 26 May 2010
Outbreak status Resolved (17 Jun 2010)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Species Equidae
Susceptible 1
Cases 1
Deaths 0
Destroyed 1
Slaughtered 0
Affected Population: The _Babesia caballi_-positive horse was
detected as a result of New Mexico's equine piroplasmosis race track
screening programme.
Epidemiology - Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection:
Unknown or inconclusive. Management practices (use of shared needles
or substances between horses)?
Epidemiological comments: The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) and the New Mexico Livestock Board conducted a
comprehensive epidemiological investigation of this event. One
quarter horse race pony was confirmed positive for _B. caballi_. The
horse has been euthanized.
Laboratory name and type: National Veterinary Services Laboratory
(NVSL) (National laboratory)
Species Equidae
Test competitive ELISA (c-ELISA)
Test date 14 Jun 2010
Result Positive
Species Equidae
Test polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Test date 14 Jun 2010
Result Positive
Future Reporting
The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
*****
Communicated by:
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[The following description is from the USDA-APHIS website concerning
the disease at
Equine piroplasmosis is present in South and Central America, the
Caribbean (including Puerto Rico), Africa, the Middle East, and
Eastern and Southern Europe. Only the United States, Canada,
Australia, Japan, England and Ireland are not considered to be endemic areas.
This disease is a disease of Equidae (horses, donkeys, mules, and
zebras), and is caused by 2 parasitic organisms, _Babesia equi_ and
_Babesia caballi_. Although, equine piroplasmosis is primarily
transmitted to horses by ticks, this bloodborne disease has been
spread mechanically from animal to animal by contaminated needles.
Once infected, an equine can take 7 to 22 days to show signs of illness.
Cases of equine piroplasmosis can be mild or acute, depending on the
virulence of the parasite. Acutely affected equines can have fever,
anemia, jaundiced mucous membranes, swollen abdomens, and labored
breathing. Equine piroplasmosis can also cause equines to have
roughened hair coats, constipation, and colic. In its milder form,
equine piroplasmosis causes equines to appear weak and show lack of appetite.
The greatest risk for introduction of this disease is through trading
of animals or international equestrian sports, where infected and
non-infected animals are in contact. Many disease free countries have
the climate suitable for a foreign tick vector, or have ticks which
could act as vectors.
What the website blurb presented here doesn't mention is that there
appears to be a constant dribble of cases beginning with the Florida
cases in 2008. Since then, there have been cases identified in
Missouri, Texas, New Mexico, Utah and now New Mexico again in 2010.
These incursions were the 1st ones since the disease was eradicated
from the United States in 1988.
International travel and trade of horses and the use of contaminated
syringes are thought to be risk factors for the development of the
disease. If we are to prevent the dribble of cases from becoming a
slow flow of cases over the next few years, this may be the time to
dig in and do intensive epidemiology so that we have a better answer
to questions of where these cases come from and how a single horse in
New Mexico gets infected.
The report indicates that such investigations were made. Clearly,
many times epidemiology does not reveal the source of the disease,
but the constant presence of the disease is worrisome in terms of
horse health status, and even more intensive investigations may be
warranted. - Mod.PC]
[see also:
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (04): (TX, TX ex NM) 20100607.1892
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (03): (TX, UT) 20100205.0395
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (02): (TX) 20100130.0322
Equine piroplasmosis - USA 20100129.0309
2009
----
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (12): (NM) 20091230.4394
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (11): multi-state 20091203.4128
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (10) 20091117.3963
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (09): (NJ ex TX) 20091111.3912
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (08): (TX) alert 20091030.3749
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (07): (TX) 20091024.3675
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (06): (TX) OIE 20091022.3631
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (05): (TX) 20091021.3617
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (04): (KS, MO) resolved 20090917.3262
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (03): (KS, MO) 20090729.2662
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA (02): (MO) 20090612.2172
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA: (FL) quarantine lifted 20090225.0771
2008
----
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA (04): (FL) 20080930.3088
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA: (03) (FL) 20080828.2687
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (02): (FL) 20080823.2626
Equine piroplasmosis - USA: (FL) 20080819.2579
1996
----
Equine piroplasmosis - Georgia (USA) (2) 19960116.0097
Equine piroplasmosis - Georgia (USA) 19960112.0066]
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Friday, May 21, 2010
Paragallo Gets 2 Years / HSUS Applauds Sentence
The $33,000 fine is an INSULT in view of the fact Paragallo is making a million a year off of stud fees
Subject: HSUS Applaudes Sentence in Racing Case
HSUS Applauds Sentance in Racing Case WASHINGTON, (HSUS) - The Humane Society of the United States applauds the sentencing Tuesday of convicted New York horse-racing mogul Ernie Paragallo, who received a maximum sentence of two years in jail and a $33,000 fine.
Paragallo was convicted earlier this year on 33 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty for allowing his thoroughbred horses to become severely emaciated on his farm in upstate New York. Several of the horses were too ill to recover, and had to be euthanized.Judge George J. Pulver Jr. recognized the severity of the cruelty inflicted by Paragallo. Hopefully, this case will send a strong message that animal abuse will not go unpunished.
"This case involved serious equine neglect by an owner who profited handsomely from his involvement in the world of horse racing," said Keith Dane, The HSUS’ director of equine protection. "While there is no punishment that can make up for the loss of life and severe suffering at the hands of this neglectful owner, we are grateful that Judge George J. Pulver Jr. recognized the severity of the cruelty inflicted by Paragallo. Hopefully, this case will send a strong message that animal abuse will not go unpunished.
"We hope this conviction will be a wake-up call for all horse owners who profit from their participation in the horse industry--that they have a responsibility to provide humane treatment and adequate care for their animals, even after their horses have stopped generating an income or been of use to the owner."
The HSUS calls on the court to order that Paragallo pay full restitution to animal-control officials in Greene County who oversaw the care of the horses following the May 2009 raid on Paragallo’s farm. We also call on the New York Racing and Wagering Board to permanently bar Paragallo from all New York racetracks and from holding a racing license in the state, and to apply any civil fines applicable under its regulations for the animal-cruelty charges brought by the Greene County district attorney.
Subject: HSUS Applaudes Sentence in Racing Case
HSUS Applauds Sentance in Racing Case WASHINGTON, (HSUS) - The Humane Society of the United States applauds the sentencing Tuesday of convicted New York horse-racing mogul Ernie Paragallo, who received a maximum sentence of two years in jail and a $33,000 fine.
Paragallo was convicted earlier this year on 33 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty for allowing his thoroughbred horses to become severely emaciated on his farm in upstate New York. Several of the horses were too ill to recover, and had to be euthanized.Judge George J. Pulver Jr. recognized the severity of the cruelty inflicted by Paragallo. Hopefully, this case will send a strong message that animal abuse will not go unpunished.
"This case involved serious equine neglect by an owner who profited handsomely from his involvement in the world of horse racing," said Keith Dane, The HSUS’ director of equine protection. "While there is no punishment that can make up for the loss of life and severe suffering at the hands of this neglectful owner, we are grateful that Judge George J. Pulver Jr. recognized the severity of the cruelty inflicted by Paragallo. Hopefully, this case will send a strong message that animal abuse will not go unpunished.
"We hope this conviction will be a wake-up call for all horse owners who profit from their participation in the horse industry--that they have a responsibility to provide humane treatment and adequate care for their animals, even after their horses have stopped generating an income or been of use to the owner."
The HSUS calls on the court to order that Paragallo pay full restitution to animal-control officials in Greene County who oversaw the care of the horses following the May 2009 raid on Paragallo’s farm. We also call on the New York Racing and Wagering Board to permanently bar Paragallo from all New York racetracks and from holding a racing license in the state, and to apply any civil fines applicable under its regulations for the animal-cruelty charges brought by the Greene County district attorney.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
NTRAs Letter to Congress / May 14, 2010
Highlighting all the "improvements" the industry has made in regards to the care and treatment of racehorses, but Not a word about racehorse slaughter;
http://www.ntra.com/images/NTRA_letter_Congress05142010.pdf
http://www.ntra.com/images/NTRA_letter_Congress05142010.pdf
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Undiagnosed Respiratory Disease in Equines / Iceland
Has bovine TB hit horses?
http://madcowhorses.blogspot.com/2010/05/undiagnosed-respiratory-disease-equine.html
Me thinks so, probably USA made; http://wikileaks.org/wiki/U.S._Embassy_profiles_on_Icelandic_PM,_Foreign_Minister,_Ambassador
http://madcowhorses.blogspot.com/2010/05/undiagnosed-respiratory-disease-equine.html
Me thinks so, probably USA made; http://wikileaks.org/wiki/U.S._Embassy_profiles_on_Icelandic_PM,_Foreign_Minister,_Ambassador
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
EQUINE VIRAL ARTERITIS - ARGENTINA (02): (BUENOS AIRES) OIE
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Date: 10 May 2010
Source: OIE, Paris [edited]
Equine viral arteritis, Argentina
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Information received on 7 May 2010 from Dr Jorge Nestor Amaya,
Presidente, Presidencia, SENASA, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
Summary:
Report type: Immediate notification
Start date: 9 Mar 2010
Date of 1st confirmation of the event: 31 Mar 2010
Report date: 7 May 2010
Date submitted to OIE: 7 May 2010
Reason for notification: Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2006
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Equine arteritis virus
Nature of diagnosis: Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to: the whole country
New outbreaks:
Summary of outbreaks: Total outbreaks 8
(AVE 1): San Antonio de Areco, Villa Lia, San Antonio de Areco, BUENOS AIRES
Date of start of the outbreak: 9 Mar 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (141) Cases (80)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A farm with sport horses (jumping and races).
The 1st sign was abortions in mares that were with jumping mares
artificially inseminated (30 to 40 days before the abortions).
Animals from this farm went to other farms, where investigations are
on-going; in some of them, serologically positive animals have been
found. This is the index farm.
(AVE 2): Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, CAPITAL FEDERAL
Date of start of the outbreak: 11 Mar 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (120) Cases (97)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A farm with sport horses (riding) where mares
were inseminated with infected semen.
(AVE 3): Pilar, Pilar, BUENOS AIRES
Date of start of the outbreak: 27 Apr 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (141) Cases (5)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A closed district with sport horses (jumping and
polo) where animals from an infected farm (AVE 2) arrived.
(AVE 4): Ranchos, Gral. Paz, BUENOS AIRES
Date of start of the outbreak: 27 Apr 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (100) Cases (2)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A farm with sport horses where mares were
inseminated with infected semen.
(AVE 5) Suipacha, Suipacha, BUENOS AIRES
Date of start of the outbreak: 27 Mar 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (21) Cases (4)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A farm with sport horses where a mare from the
index farm arrived.
(AVE 6): San Vicente, San Vicente, BUENOS AIRES
Date of start of the outbreak: 22 Apr 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (80) Cases (1)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A farm with sport horses where a mare was
inseminated with infected semen.
(AVE 7): Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, CAPITAL FEDERAL
Date of start of the outbreak: 30 Apr 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (195) Cases (2)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A club with jumping horses where animals from an
infected farm (AVE 2) arrived.
(AVE 8): Zarate, Zarate, BUENOS AIRES
Date of start of the outbreak: 10 Apr 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (10) Cases (5)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population A farm where horses from the index farm came to graze.
Summary of outbreaks:
Total outbreaks: 8
Total animals affected: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (808) Cases
(196) Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Outbreak statistics: Species (_equidae_) Apparent morbidity rate
(24.26 percent) Apparent mortality rate (0.00 percent) Apparent case
fatality rate (0.00 percent) Proportion susceptible animals lost*
(0.00 percent)
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction
and/or slaughter
Epidemiology:
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: *Unknown or
inconclusive Epidemiological comments: A health alert has been
declared across the country, and movements of horses are prohibited
in the city and in the province of Buenos Aires. All detected cases
are related to mares inseminated with semen from the same stud;
investigations are underway.
Control measures:
Measures applied: Quarantine; Movement control inside the country;
Screening; Vaccination prohibited; No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied: No other measures
Diagnostic test results:
Laboratory name and type: Virology Institute, INTA-Castelar (National
laboratory)
Tests and results:
Species / Test / Test date / Result
_equidae_ / reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
/ 19 Apr 2010 / Positive
_equidae_ / seroneutralization test (SNT) / 05 Apr 2010 / Positive
_equidae_ / virus isolation / 31 Mar 2010 / Positive
Future Reporting:
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
Map of outbreak locations
Location of current outbreaks [see website for map] Click on map to zoom in.
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Date: 10 May 2010
Source: OIE, Paris [edited]
Equine viral arteritis, Argentina
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Information received on 7 May 2010 from Dr Jorge Nestor Amaya,
Presidente, Presidencia, SENASA, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
Summary:
Report type: Immediate notification
Start date: 9 Mar 2010
Date of 1st confirmation of the event: 31 Mar 2010
Report date: 7 May 2010
Date submitted to OIE: 7 May 2010
Reason for notification: Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2006
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Equine arteritis virus
Nature of diagnosis: Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to: the whole country
New outbreaks:
Summary of outbreaks: Total outbreaks 8
(AVE 1): San Antonio de Areco, Villa Lia, San Antonio de Areco, BUENOS AIRES
Date of start of the outbreak: 9 Mar 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (141) Cases (80)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A farm with sport horses (jumping and races).
The 1st sign was abortions in mares that were with jumping mares
artificially inseminated (30 to 40 days before the abortions).
Animals from this farm went to other farms, where investigations are
on-going; in some of them, serologically positive animals have been
found. This is the index farm.
(AVE 2): Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, CAPITAL FEDERAL
Date of start of the outbreak: 11 Mar 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (120) Cases (97)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A farm with sport horses (riding) where mares
were inseminated with infected semen.
(AVE 3): Pilar, Pilar, BUENOS AIRES
Date of start of the outbreak: 27 Apr 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (141) Cases (5)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A closed district with sport horses (jumping and
polo) where animals from an infected farm (AVE 2) arrived.
(AVE 4): Ranchos, Gral. Paz, BUENOS AIRES
Date of start of the outbreak: 27 Apr 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (100) Cases (2)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A farm with sport horses where mares were
inseminated with infected semen.
(AVE 5) Suipacha, Suipacha, BUENOS AIRES
Date of start of the outbreak: 27 Mar 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (21) Cases (4)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A farm with sport horses where a mare from the
index farm arrived.
(AVE 6): San Vicente, San Vicente, BUENOS AIRES
Date of start of the outbreak: 22 Apr 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (80) Cases (1)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A farm with sport horses where a mare was
inseminated with infected semen.
(AVE 7): Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, CAPITAL FEDERAL
Date of start of the outbreak: 30 Apr 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (195) Cases (2)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population: A club with jumping horses where animals from an
infected farm (AVE 2) arrived.
(AVE 8): Zarate, Zarate, BUENOS AIRES
Date of start of the outbreak: 10 Apr 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (10) Cases (5)
Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Affected Population A farm where horses from the index farm came to graze.
Summary of outbreaks:
Total outbreaks: 8
Total animals affected: Species (_equidae_) Susceptible (808) Cases
(196) Deaths (0) Destroyed (0) Slaughtered (0)
Outbreak statistics: Species (_equidae_) Apparent morbidity rate
(24.26 percent) Apparent mortality rate (0.00 percent) Apparent case
fatality rate (0.00 percent) Proportion susceptible animals lost*
(0.00 percent)
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction
and/or slaughter
Epidemiology:
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: *Unknown or
inconclusive Epidemiological comments: A health alert has been
declared across the country, and movements of horses are prohibited
in the city and in the province of Buenos Aires. All detected cases
are related to mares inseminated with semen from the same stud;
investigations are underway.
Control measures:
Measures applied: Quarantine; Movement control inside the country;
Screening; Vaccination prohibited; No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied: No other measures
Diagnostic test results:
Laboratory name and type: Virology Institute, INTA-Castelar (National
laboratory)
Tests and results:
Species / Test / Test date / Result
_equidae_ / reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
/ 19 Apr 2010 / Positive
_equidae_ / seroneutralization test (SNT) / 05 Apr 2010 / Positive
_equidae_ / virus isolation / 31 Mar 2010 / Positive
Future Reporting:
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
Map of outbreak locations
Location of current outbreaks [see website for map] Click on map to zoom in.
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Date: Mon 10 May 2010
Source: OIE-WAHID animal disease interface [edited]
Glanders, Bahrain
---------------
Information received on 10 May 2010 from Dr Salman Abdul Nabi,
Director of Animal Health Directorate, PO Box 251, Ministry of
Municipality Affairs and Agriculture, MANAMA, Bahrain
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Start date: 12 Apr 2010
Date of 1st confirmation of the event: 12 Apr 2010
Report date: 10 May 2010
Date submitted to OIE: 10 May 2010
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: _Burkholderia mallei_
Nature of diagnosis: Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to the whole country
New outbreaks
Outbreak 1: Shakhora, NORTH
Date of start of the outbreak: 12 Apr 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Destroyed / Slaughtered
_equidae_/ 10 / 6 / 0 / 6 / 0
Affected Population:
The 1st 2 horses which were positive without clinical signs to
glanders originated from Syria and Kuwait and arrived 6 months ago.
They were of mixed breed. After testing, the other horses in the same
stable became positive with clinical signs.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Introduction of new
live animals
Epidemiological comments
The horses in the stable showed no clinical signs, and 394 serum
samples were sent to the OIE reference laboratory (CVRL). 35 were
confirmed positive by CFT, most of them without clinical signs.
Control measures
Measures applied: Control of arthropods, Control of wildlife
reservoirs, Quarantine, Movement control inside the country,
Screening, Zoning, Disinfection of infected
premises/establishment(s), Dipping / Spraying, Modified stamping out,
No vaccination. No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied: No other measures
Diagnostic test results:
Laboratory name and type: Central Veterinary Research Laboratory
(CVRL), United Arab Emirates (OIE's Reference Laboratory)
Tests and results
Species / Test / Test date / Result
_equidae_ / complement fixation test (CFT) / 12 Apr 2010 / Positive
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[The diagnosis of glanders, a zoonotic disease, in Bahrain was
reported by ProMED-mail on 28 Apr 2010. It is encouraging to see this
significant event eventually officially notified to the OIE. There
are several discrepancies between the notification and the
media-derived information dated 17 Apr 2010, in particular the
information about mortality of 2 horses, allegedly triggering the
epidemiological and laboratory investigation, as well as the relevant
timetable (see 20100417.1241).
Glanders is a reportable disease in Kuwait not reportable in Syria.
In both countries, the year of its last occurrence is unknown. Both
countries have already duly submitted their annual reports for 2009
to the OIE, from which the said information is derived. - Mod.AS]
[see also:
Glanders, equine - Bahrain 20100428.1364
Undiagnosed deaths, equine - Bahrain: RFI 20100417.1241
2007
----
Glanders, equine - Iran ex Iraq 20071129.3854
Glanders, equine - Russia (Chita) 20070707.2167
2004
----
Glanders, equine - United Arab Emirates: OIE 20041019.2836
Glanders - Brazil (South) 20040815.2265
2000
----
Glanders, human - USA (Maryland) (04) 20000630.1085
Glanders, equine - Brazil (Alagoas) (02) 20000605.0895
Glanders, equine - Brazil (Alagoas) 20000529.0858
Glanders, human - USA (Maryland) (03) 20000526.0842
Glanders, human - USA (Maryland) (02) 20000516.0769
Glanders, human - USA (Maryland) 20000515.0760]
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Date: Mon 10 May 2010
Source: OIE-WAHID animal disease interface [edited]
Glanders, Bahrain
---------------
Information received on 10 May 2010 from Dr Salman Abdul Nabi,
Director of Animal Health Directorate, PO Box 251, Ministry of
Municipality Affairs and Agriculture, MANAMA, Bahrain
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Start date: 12 Apr 2010
Date of 1st confirmation of the event: 12 Apr 2010
Report date: 10 May 2010
Date submitted to OIE: 10 May 2010
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: _Burkholderia mallei_
Nature of diagnosis: Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to the whole country
New outbreaks
Outbreak 1: Shakhora, NORTH
Date of start of the outbreak: 12 Apr 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Destroyed / Slaughtered
_equidae_/ 10 / 6 / 0 / 6 / 0
Affected Population:
The 1st 2 horses which were positive without clinical signs to
glanders originated from Syria and Kuwait and arrived 6 months ago.
They were of mixed breed. After testing, the other horses in the same
stable became positive with clinical signs.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Introduction of new
live animals
Epidemiological comments
The horses in the stable showed no clinical signs, and 394 serum
samples were sent to the OIE reference laboratory (CVRL). 35 were
confirmed positive by CFT, most of them without clinical signs.
Control measures
Measures applied: Control of arthropods, Control of wildlife
reservoirs, Quarantine, Movement control inside the country,
Screening, Zoning, Disinfection of infected
premises/establishment(s), Dipping / Spraying, Modified stamping out,
No vaccination. No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied: No other measures
Diagnostic test results:
Laboratory name and type: Central Veterinary Research Laboratory
(CVRL), United Arab Emirates (OIE's Reference Laboratory)
Tests and results
Species / Test / Test date / Result
_equidae_ / complement fixation test (CFT) / 12 Apr 2010 / Positive
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[The diagnosis of glanders, a zoonotic disease, in Bahrain was
reported by ProMED-mail on 28 Apr 2010. It is encouraging to see this
significant event eventually officially notified to the OIE. There
are several discrepancies between the notification and the
media-derived information dated 17 Apr 2010, in particular the
information about mortality of 2 horses, allegedly triggering the
epidemiological and laboratory investigation, as well as the relevant
timetable (see 20100417.1241).
Glanders is a reportable disease in Kuwait not reportable in Syria.
In both countries, the year of its last occurrence is unknown. Both
countries have already duly submitted their annual reports for 2009
to the OIE, from which the said information is derived. - Mod.AS]
[see also:
Glanders, equine - Bahrain 20100428.1364
Undiagnosed deaths, equine - Bahrain: RFI 20100417.1241
2007
----
Glanders, equine - Iran ex Iraq 20071129.3854
Glanders, equine - Russia (Chita) 20070707.2167
2004
----
Glanders, equine - United Arab Emirates: OIE 20041019.2836
Glanders - Brazil (South) 20040815.2265
2000
----
Glanders, human - USA (Maryland) (04) 20000630.1085
Glanders, equine - Brazil (Alagoas) (02) 20000605.0895
Glanders, equine - Brazil (Alagoas) 20000529.0858
Glanders, human - USA (Maryland) (03) 20000526.0842
Glanders, human - USA (Maryland) (02) 20000516.0769
Glanders, human - USA (Maryland) 20000515.0760]
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Sue Wallis, a dirty politician from Wyoming who is spearheading the push to bring horse slaughter back to the USA, under the guise of "caring" for horses;
http://www.unitedorgsofthehorse.org/
Sunday, May 9, 2010
EQUINE VIRAL ARTERITIS - ARGENTINA ex HOLLAND
EQUINE VIRAL ARTERITIS - ARGENTINA ex HOLLAND
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Date: 8 May 2010
Source: En Mercopress.com [edited]
SENASA, Argentina's National Animal and Agriculture Health Board, has
issued a statement suspending all transportation of horses in the Buenos
Aires province for 2 weeks due to an outbreak of viral equine arteritis.
The ban, in force as of this week, may be extended up to 30 days and has
curtailed horse activities such as racing, show jumping, endurance, and
auctions. The origin of the outbreak was traced to semen imported recently
from Holland for jumpers.
The disease affects pregnant mares, which abort their embryos; however,
after being infected, they become immune. Stallions that have viral equine
arteritis must be gelded. The disease can be transmitted through the air or
during breeding.
According to the Merck Veterinary Manual, equine viral arteritis (EVA) is
an acute, contagious, viral disease of equids caused by equine arteritis
virus. It is characterized by fever, depression, dependent edema
(especially of the limbs, scrotum, and prepuce in the stallion),
conjunctivitis, nasal discharge, abortion and, infrequently, death in young
foals.
The virus which causes EVA was first isolated from horses in Ohio in 1953,
but the disease has afflicted equine animals worldwide for centuries. It
has been more common in some breeds of horses in the United States, but
there is no breed "immunity." There is no known human hazard.
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[Equine viral arteritis is caused by equine arteritis virus (EAV), an RNA
virus in the genus _Arterivirus_, family Arteriviridae and order
Nidovirales. Isolates vary in their virulence and potential to induce
abortions. Only one serotype has been recognized. Limited genetic analysis
suggests that EAV strains found among donkeys in South Africa may differ
significantly from isolates in North America and Europe.
Equine arteritis virus is found in the equidae. Antibodies to this virus
have been reported in horses, ponies, donkeys, and zebras. Illness occurs
mainly among horses and ponies, but clinical signs have also been reported
in experimentally infected donkeys. EAV might also be able to cause disease
in South American camelids: polymerase chain reaction assay (PCR) detected
viral nucleic acids in an alpaca that had aborted.
Equine arteritis virus can be transmitted by the respiratory and the
venereal routes. Acutely affected horses excrete the virus in respiratory
secretions; aerosol transmission is common when horses are gathered at
racetracks, sales, shows, and other events. This virus has also been found
in urine and feces during the acute stage. It occurs in the reproductive
tract of acutely infected mares, and both acutely and chronically infected
stallions. In mares, EAV can be found in vaginal and uterine secretions as
well as in the ovary and oviduct for a short period after infection. Mares
infected late in pregnancy may give birth to infected foals. Stallions shed
EAV in semen, and can carry the virus for years. Transmission from
stallions can occur by natural service or artificial insemination. Some
carriers may eventually clear the infection. True carrier states have not
been reported in mares, geldings or sexually immature colts; however, EAV
can occasionally be found for up to 6 months in the reproductive tract of
older prepubertal colts.
Equine arteritis virus can be transmitted on fomites including equipment,
and may be spread mechanically by humans or animals. This virus is
inactivated in 20-30 minutes at 56-58 C (133-136 F), but can remain viable
for 2 to 3 days at 37-38 C (99-100 F) and for up to 75 days at 4-8 C (39-46
F). Semen remains infectious after freezing.
The incubation period varies from 2 days to 2 weeks. Infections transmitted
venereally tend to become apparent in about one week.
Most EAV infections, especially those that occur in mares bred to long-term
carriers, are asymptomatic. The clinical signs are generally more severe in
old or very young animals and in horses that are immunocompromised or in
poor condition. Fulminant infections with severe interstitial pneumonia
and/or enteritis can be seen in foals up to a few months of age. Systemic
illness also occurs in some adults. In adult horses, the clinical signs may
include fever, depression, anorexia, limb edema (particularly in the
hindlimbs), and dependent edema of the prepuce, scrotum, mammary gland
and/or ventral body wall. Conjunctivitis, photophobia, periorbital or
supraorbital edema and rhinitis can also be seen. Some horses develop
urticaria; the hives may be localized to the head or neck, but are
sometimes generalized. Abortions or stillbirths can occur in mares that are
pregnant when they are exposed. Abortions are not necessarily preceded by
systemic signs. Temporary decreases in fertility, including reduced quality
sperm and decreased libido, may be seen in stallions during the acute stage
of the disease. The decrease in sperm quality has been attributed to
increased scrotal temperature and edema, and can persist for up to 4
months. The quality of the semen is not decreased in carrier stallions.
Except in cases of severe disease in foals, deaths are rare.
Equine viral arteritis should be considered when the clinical signs include
fever, depression, edema, conjunctivitis, nasal discharges and abortions.
This disease is difficult to differentiate from other systemic and
respiratory illnesses of horses.
The differential diagnosis includes equine influenza, equine infectious
anemia, and African horse sickness, as well as infections with Getah virus,
Hendra virus, equine rhinitis A and B viruses, equine adenoviruses, and
equine herpesviruses 1 and 4. Equine viral arteritis also resembles purpura
hemorrhagica and other streptococcal infections, as well as poisoning from
the toxic plant _Berteroa incana_ (hoary alyssum).
Acutely infected horses should be isolated to prevent transmission in
secretions and excretions. Precautions should also be taken to avoid
spreading the virus on fomites. EAV is readily inactivated by detergents,
common disinfectants and lipid solvents. No specific treatment is
available; however, most healthy horses other than young foals recover on
their own. Good nursing and symptomatic treatment should be used in severe
cases. Vaccination can also help contain outbreaks.
Venereal transmission can be controlled by good management and vaccination.
To protect pregnant mares from abortion, they should be separated from
other horses and maintained in small groups according to their predicted
foaling dates. Newly acquired horses should be isolated for 3 to 4 weeks.
Vaccination appears to prevent uninfected stallions from becoming long term
carriers. Stallions that are not carriers should be vaccinated before the
start of the breeding season. Prepubertal colts are given the vaccine when
they are 6-12 months old. Carrier stallions are identified and bred only to
well vaccinated or naturally seropositive mares. Similarly, semen that
contains EAV should be used only in these mares. Because 1st time
vaccinates may shed field viruses for a short time after exposure, these
mares should be isolated from seronegative horses, particularly pregnant
mares, for 3 weeks after breeding. Naturally infected mares and those that
are not 1st time vaccinates are isolated for 24-48 hours to protect other
horses from the viruses present in semen.
Portions of this comment have been extracted from
.
- Mod.TG]
[see also:
2008
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Equine viral arteritis - Israel (02): OIE 20081111.3547
Equine viral arteritis - Israel 20081108.3515
2007
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Equine viral arteritis - France 20070714.2260
2006
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Equine viral arteritis - USA (NM) (02) 20061121.3317
Equine viral arteritis - USA (NM) 20060711.1903
2005
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Equine viral arteritis - UK: OIE 20050131.0335
2002
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Equine viral arteritis 20020209.3523
1999
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Equine viral arteritis - New Zealand (02) 19990805.1350
Equine viral arteritis - New Zealand 19990802.1319]
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Date: 8 May 2010
Source: En Mercopress.com [edited]
SENASA, Argentina's National Animal and Agriculture Health Board, has
issued a statement suspending all transportation of horses in the Buenos
Aires province for 2 weeks due to an outbreak of viral equine arteritis.
The ban, in force as of this week, may be extended up to 30 days and has
curtailed horse activities such as racing, show jumping, endurance, and
auctions. The origin of the outbreak was traced to semen imported recently
from Holland for jumpers.
The disease affects pregnant mares, which abort their embryos; however,
after being infected, they become immune. Stallions that have viral equine
arteritis must be gelded. The disease can be transmitted through the air or
during breeding.
According to the Merck Veterinary Manual, equine viral arteritis (EVA) is
an acute, contagious, viral disease of equids caused by equine arteritis
virus. It is characterized by fever, depression, dependent edema
(especially of the limbs, scrotum, and prepuce in the stallion),
conjunctivitis, nasal discharge, abortion and, infrequently, death in young
foals.
The virus which causes EVA was first isolated from horses in Ohio in 1953,
but the disease has afflicted equine animals worldwide for centuries. It
has been more common in some breeds of horses in the United States, but
there is no breed "immunity." There is no known human hazard.
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[Equine viral arteritis is caused by equine arteritis virus (EAV), an RNA
virus in the genus _Arterivirus_, family Arteriviridae and order
Nidovirales. Isolates vary in their virulence and potential to induce
abortions. Only one serotype has been recognized. Limited genetic analysis
suggests that EAV strains found among donkeys in South Africa may differ
significantly from isolates in North America and Europe.
Equine arteritis virus is found in the equidae. Antibodies to this virus
have been reported in horses, ponies, donkeys, and zebras. Illness occurs
mainly among horses and ponies, but clinical signs have also been reported
in experimentally infected donkeys. EAV might also be able to cause disease
in South American camelids: polymerase chain reaction assay (PCR) detected
viral nucleic acids in an alpaca that had aborted.
Equine arteritis virus can be transmitted by the respiratory and the
venereal routes. Acutely affected horses excrete the virus in respiratory
secretions; aerosol transmission is common when horses are gathered at
racetracks, sales, shows, and other events. This virus has also been found
in urine and feces during the acute stage. It occurs in the reproductive
tract of acutely infected mares, and both acutely and chronically infected
stallions. In mares, EAV can be found in vaginal and uterine secretions as
well as in the ovary and oviduct for a short period after infection. Mares
infected late in pregnancy may give birth to infected foals. Stallions shed
EAV in semen, and can carry the virus for years. Transmission from
stallions can occur by natural service or artificial insemination. Some
carriers may eventually clear the infection. True carrier states have not
been reported in mares, geldings or sexually immature colts; however, EAV
can occasionally be found for up to 6 months in the reproductive tract of
older prepubertal colts.
Equine arteritis virus can be transmitted on fomites including equipment,
and may be spread mechanically by humans or animals. This virus is
inactivated in 20-30 minutes at 56-58 C (133-136 F), but can remain viable
for 2 to 3 days at 37-38 C (99-100 F) and for up to 75 days at 4-8 C (39-46
F). Semen remains infectious after freezing.
The incubation period varies from 2 days to 2 weeks. Infections transmitted
venereally tend to become apparent in about one week.
Most EAV infections, especially those that occur in mares bred to long-term
carriers, are asymptomatic. The clinical signs are generally more severe in
old or very young animals and in horses that are immunocompromised or in
poor condition. Fulminant infections with severe interstitial pneumonia
and/or enteritis can be seen in foals up to a few months of age. Systemic
illness also occurs in some adults. In adult horses, the clinical signs may
include fever, depression, anorexia, limb edema (particularly in the
hindlimbs), and dependent edema of the prepuce, scrotum, mammary gland
and/or ventral body wall. Conjunctivitis, photophobia, periorbital or
supraorbital edema and rhinitis can also be seen. Some horses develop
urticaria; the hives may be localized to the head or neck, but are
sometimes generalized. Abortions or stillbirths can occur in mares that are
pregnant when they are exposed. Abortions are not necessarily preceded by
systemic signs. Temporary decreases in fertility, including reduced quality
sperm and decreased libido, may be seen in stallions during the acute stage
of the disease. The decrease in sperm quality has been attributed to
increased scrotal temperature and edema, and can persist for up to 4
months. The quality of the semen is not decreased in carrier stallions.
Except in cases of severe disease in foals, deaths are rare.
Equine viral arteritis should be considered when the clinical signs include
fever, depression, edema, conjunctivitis, nasal discharges and abortions.
This disease is difficult to differentiate from other systemic and
respiratory illnesses of horses.
The differential diagnosis includes equine influenza, equine infectious
anemia, and African horse sickness, as well as infections with Getah virus,
Hendra virus, equine rhinitis A and B viruses, equine adenoviruses, and
equine herpesviruses 1 and 4. Equine viral arteritis also resembles purpura
hemorrhagica and other streptococcal infections, as well as poisoning from
the toxic plant _Berteroa incana_ (hoary alyssum).
Acutely infected horses should be isolated to prevent transmission in
secretions and excretions. Precautions should also be taken to avoid
spreading the virus on fomites. EAV is readily inactivated by detergents,
common disinfectants and lipid solvents. No specific treatment is
available; however, most healthy horses other than young foals recover on
their own. Good nursing and symptomatic treatment should be used in severe
cases. Vaccination can also help contain outbreaks.
Venereal transmission can be controlled by good management and vaccination.
To protect pregnant mares from abortion, they should be separated from
other horses and maintained in small groups according to their predicted
foaling dates. Newly acquired horses should be isolated for 3 to 4 weeks.
Vaccination appears to prevent uninfected stallions from becoming long term
carriers. Stallions that are not carriers should be vaccinated before the
start of the breeding season. Prepubertal colts are given the vaccine when
they are 6-12 months old. Carrier stallions are identified and bred only to
well vaccinated or naturally seropositive mares. Similarly, semen that
contains EAV should be used only in these mares. Because 1st time
vaccinates may shed field viruses for a short time after exposure, these
mares should be isolated from seronegative horses, particularly pregnant
mares, for 3 weeks after breeding. Naturally infected mares and those that
are not 1st time vaccinates are isolated for 24-48 hours to protect other
horses from the viruses present in semen.
Portions of this comment have been extracted from
- Mod.TG]
[see also:
2008
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Equine viral arteritis - Israel (02): OIE 20081111.3547
Equine viral arteritis - Israel 20081108.3515
2007
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Equine viral arteritis - France 20070714.2260
2006
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Equine viral arteritis - USA (NM) (02) 20061121.3317
Equine viral arteritis - USA (NM) 20060711.1903
2005
---
Equine viral arteritis - UK: OIE 20050131.0335
2002
---
Equine viral arteritis 20020209.3523
1999
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Equine viral arteritis - New Zealand (02) 19990805.1350
Equine viral arteritis - New Zealand 19990802.1319]
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
URGENT: WNV Equine Vaccine Recall!!
WEST NILE VIRUS - USA: EQUINE VACCINE RECALL, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Tue 4 May 2010
Source: ZooToo [edited]
A major pharmaceutical company has announced an "urgent recall" of all
serial numbers of its West Nile virus vaccine for horses, the American
Veterinary Medical Association [AVMA] announced on its website on Tuesday
[4 May 2010].
The recall, which was voluntary, was instigated by the drug company,
Intervet Schering-Plough, on Monday [3 May 2010], "due to an increased
number of adverse event reports associated with the use of these vaccines,"
the AVMA said.
The pharmaceutical giant has recalled all 1-dose and 5-dose vials of the
PreveNile West Nile virus vaccine for horses. "Schering Plough reported an
increased number of adverse reactions to the vaccine," said Dr Kimberly
May, assistant director of professional and public affairs at the AVMA,
"but unfortunately there were no statements as to severity, or what the
number of horses affected was."
"The word 'urgent' was in the actual letter Schering Plough had sent," Dr
May said, adding, "'Urgent' in the recall world means, 'Check your stock
right now.'"
As of late Tuesday morning [4 May 2010], Intervet Schering-Plough had not
posted a recall notice on its website, or returned a phone message from
ZooToo.com. Dr May noted that it is not unusual for companies not to post
recall information on their websites. But she said the company "has
contacted all the veterinarians affected by this, as well as the distributors."
Intervet informed the USDA and the American Association of Equine
Practitioners on Monday [3 May 2010] of its recall decision.
[byline: Gabrielle Jonas]
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[More information as well as copy of the letter from Intervet
Schering-Plough may be found at the AVMA website at
.
An adverse event may be anything from swelling at the injection site,
colic, fever, or a host of other negative issues. The letter by Intervet
Schering-Plough did not specify what the adverse reactions were or what
owners and veterinarians should be on the look out for, in the event they
have already administered this vaccine. The letter from the company was
issued on 28 Apr 2010. ProMED-mail would welcome further clarification of
the number and nature of adverse events.
Currently this recall seems to be USA centric but it may be more widespread
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Date: Tue 4 May 2010
Source: ZooToo [edited]
A major pharmaceutical company has announced an "urgent recall" of all
serial numbers of its West Nile virus vaccine for horses, the American
Veterinary Medical Association [AVMA] announced on its website on Tuesday
[4 May 2010].
The recall, which was voluntary, was instigated by the drug company,
Intervet Schering-Plough, on Monday [3 May 2010], "due to an increased
number of adverse event reports associated with the use of these vaccines,"
the AVMA said.
The pharmaceutical giant has recalled all 1-dose and 5-dose vials of the
PreveNile West Nile virus vaccine for horses. "Schering Plough reported an
increased number of adverse reactions to the vaccine," said Dr Kimberly
May, assistant director of professional and public affairs at the AVMA,
"but unfortunately there were no statements as to severity, or what the
number of horses affected was."
"The word 'urgent' was in the actual letter Schering Plough had sent," Dr
May said, adding, "'Urgent' in the recall world means, 'Check your stock
right now.'"
As of late Tuesday morning [4 May 2010], Intervet Schering-Plough had not
posted a recall notice on its website, or returned a phone message from
ZooToo.com. Dr May noted that it is not unusual for companies not to post
recall information on their websites. But she said the company "has
contacted all the veterinarians affected by this, as well as the distributors."
Intervet informed the USDA and the American Association of Equine
Practitioners on Monday [3 May 2010] of its recall decision.
[byline: Gabrielle Jonas]
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[More information as well as copy of the letter from Intervet
Schering-Plough may be found at the AVMA website at
An adverse event may be anything from swelling at the injection site,
colic, fever, or a host of other negative issues. The letter by Intervet
Schering-Plough did not specify what the adverse reactions were or what
owners and veterinarians should be on the look out for, in the event they
have already administered this vaccine. The letter from the company was
issued on 28 Apr 2010. ProMED-mail would welcome further clarification of
the number and nature of adverse events.
Currently this recall seems to be USA centric but it may be more widespread
than that. - Mod.TG]
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
How R Things @ The King Ranch?
As you may know, the King Ranch in Texas is one of the oldest and largest cattle
ranches in the United States. More recently though, they have diversified their
interests and have entered into the TB horse-racing / breeding arena, so thought
it important to post this info here;
King Ranch Horses Under Quarantine
http://madcowhorses.blogspot.com/2010/01/equine-piroplasmosis-usa-02-texas.html
ranches in the United States. More recently though, they have diversified their
interests and have entered into the TB horse-racing / breeding arena, so thought
it important to post this info here;
King Ranch Horses Under Quarantine
http://madcowhorses.blogspot.com/2010/01/equine-piroplasmosis-usa-02-texas.html
UNDIAGNOSED DEATHS, EQUINE (Persian Gulf)
BAHRAIN: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Fri 16 Apr 2010
Source: The Horse.com [edited]
An as-yet unidentified illness has killed 2 horses and sickened 10
others in Bahrain, reports the Gulf Daily News [see at
].
Authorities began investigating the situation on 15 Apr 2010, and
blood tests have been sent to a specialized laboratory in the United
Arab Emirates.
Because it had not yet been determined whether the illness is viral
or bacterial or how it spreads, horse and stable owners in the area
have been warned not to move their animals. Authorities are also
recommending that owners do not take part in equine sporting events
until more information is forthcoming.
"Two horses have already been put down since they had very severe
infection," Dr Salman Abdul Nabi, Director of Animal Wealth
Directorate, Ministry of Municipality Affairs and Agriculture, told
the Gulf Daily News. Abdul Nabi is Bahrain's Municipalities and
Agriculture Ministry livestock director.
Abdul Nabi reportedly said that he does not feel the illness is
contagious and noted that only a few of the country's 6500 horses
were afflicted.
Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVIM, assistant professor of clinical
studies at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College, in
reporting about the situation on Guelph's EquID Blog, said that it is
probably premature to make assessments about whether the illness is
contagious.
"There are many potential causes for an outbreak like this," wrote
Weese. "Not all of them, in fact, are infectious disease, since
toxin-mediated disease must also be considered. If multiple horses
are being affected, the cause is more likely viral than bacterial,
but bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic diseases must be
considered."
The Kingdom of Bahrain is an archipelago of 36 islands in the Persian
Gulf off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia and is about 4 times the
size of Washington, DC.
[Byline: Tracy Gantz]
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[The available information does not specify the clinical signs and PM
findings of the mentioned cases. Excluding infectious diseases,
particularly the 2, non-zoonotic equine orbiviruses, African horse
sickness and equine encephalosis, is urgently required. - Mod.AS]
[Maps of Bahrain can be seen at
and
. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]
[see also:
2009
----
Equine encephalosis - Israel (03) 20091026.3709
Equine encephalosis - Ethiopia: serological evidence, RFI 20090509.1734
Equine encephalosis - Israel (02): OIE 20090501.1645
Equine encephalosis - Israel: 2008 20090401.1254
2008
----
African horse sickness - Ethiopia (02): serotype 2, update 20080930.3087
African horse sickness - Ethiopia: serotype 2, RFI 20080916.2898
2007
----
Equine encephalosis - South Africa (W Cape) 20070509.1495
1999
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Equine encephalosis - S. Africa (Port Elizabeth) 19990428.0708]
...................................arn/mj/lm
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Date: Fri 16 Apr 2010
Source: The Horse.com [edited]
An as-yet unidentified illness has killed 2 horses and sickened 10
others in Bahrain, reports the Gulf Daily News [see at
Authorities began investigating the situation on 15 Apr 2010, and
blood tests have been sent to a specialized laboratory in the United
Arab Emirates.
Because it had not yet been determined whether the illness is viral
or bacterial or how it spreads, horse and stable owners in the area
have been warned not to move their animals. Authorities are also
recommending that owners do not take part in equine sporting events
until more information is forthcoming.
"Two horses have already been put down since they had very severe
infection," Dr Salman Abdul Nabi, Director of Animal Wealth
Directorate, Ministry of Municipality Affairs and Agriculture, told
the Gulf Daily News. Abdul Nabi is Bahrain's Municipalities and
Agriculture Ministry livestock director.
Abdul Nabi reportedly said that he does not feel the illness is
contagious and noted that only a few of the country's 6500 horses
were afflicted.
Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVIM, assistant professor of clinical
studies at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College, in
reporting about the situation on Guelph's EquID Blog, said that it is
probably premature to make assessments about whether the illness is
contagious.
"There are many potential causes for an outbreak like this," wrote
Weese. "Not all of them, in fact, are infectious disease, since
toxin-mediated disease must also be considered. If multiple horses
are being affected, the cause is more likely viral than bacterial,
but bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic diseases must be
considered."
The Kingdom of Bahrain is an archipelago of 36 islands in the Persian
Gulf off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia and is about 4 times the
size of Washington, DC.
[Byline: Tracy Gantz]
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[The available information does not specify the clinical signs and PM
findings of the mentioned cases. Excluding infectious diseases,
particularly the 2, non-zoonotic equine orbiviruses, African horse
sickness and equine encephalosis, is urgently required. - Mod.AS]
[Maps of Bahrain can be seen at
[see also:
2009
----
Equine encephalosis - Israel (03) 20091026.3709
Equine encephalosis - Ethiopia: serological evidence, RFI 20090509.1734
Equine encephalosis - Israel (02): OIE 20090501.1645
Equine encephalosis - Israel: 2008 20090401.1254
2008
----
African horse sickness - Ethiopia (02): serotype 2, update 20080930.3087
African horse sickness - Ethiopia: serotype 2, RFI 20080916.2898
2007
----
Equine encephalosis - South Africa (W Cape) 20070509.1495
1999
----
Equine encephalosis - S. Africa (Port Elizabeth) 19990428.0708]
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Learning Equine Anatomy / Legs
Click on title above to see excellent learning vid whether you are just into horse anatomy, lameness issues or blacksmithing, barefoot trimming, etc.
I am trying to learn to do my own equines. It pays to start from the inside out.
I am trying to learn to do my own equines. It pays to start from the inside out.
Jockey Club Releases Fatality Reports
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Contact: Bob Curran Jr. (212 ) 521-5326
Equine Injury Database Statistic Released by The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club today released a North American fatality rate for Thoroughbreds based on a preliminary analysis of data collected over a one-year period in the Equine Injury Database™, the North American database for racing injuries.
The Equine Injury Database, which grew out of a need identified at the first Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit in Lexington, Ky., in October 2006, was launched in July 2008. It is part of an industry-wide emphasis on the protection of the health and welfare of its equine athletes, and the collection of data is the first step in the process of examining and preventing athletic injuries in the racehorse.
Based upon a year’s worth of data beginning November 1, 2008, from 378,864 total starts in Thoroughbred flat races at 73 racetracks participating in the Equine Injury Database, 2.04 fatal injuries were recorded per 1,000 starts.
The analysis was performed by Dr. Tim Parkin, a veterinarian and epidemiologist from the University of Glasgow, who serves as a consultant on the project.
“Data collected from a broad cross-section of racetracks in the United States and Canada will serve as an important tool for racetracks seeking benchmarks concerning the safety of racehorses,” said Parkin. “Over time, as data continues to be added, the database should yield numerous trends and factors associated with racing injuries and lead to strategies for their prevention.”
Racetracks currently have tools provided by InCompass Solutions Inc. to analyze data collected at their respective facilities. In early April, InCompass will make available an enhanced module that automates selected reports.
“Analysis of data in the Equine Injury Database is ongoing,” explained Matt Iuliano, executive vice president and executive director of The Jockey Club. “Dr. Parkin is scheduled to report additional analysis and insights on the matter at the third Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit on June 28 and 29 at Keeneland.”
The Jockey Club, through two of its for-profit subsidiary companies, InCompass and The Jockey Club Technology Services Inc., has underwritten the cost to develop and operate the database as a service to the industry. By agreement with the participating racetracks, from time to time The Jockey Club may publish certain summary statistics from the Equine Injury Database, but will not provide statistics that identify specific participants, including racetracks, horses or persons.
Eighty-one racetracks and the National Steeplechase Association participate in the Equine Injury Database, representing 86 percent of the flat racing days in North America. A list of racetracks participating in the Equine Injury Database can be found at jockeyclub.com/initiatives.asp.
The Jockey Club, founded in 1894 and dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, is the breed registry for North American Thoroughbreds. In fulfillment of its mission, The Jockey Club provides support and leadership on a wide range of important industry initiatives and it serves the information and technology needs of owners, breeders, media, fans and farms, among others.
InCompass is a technology solutions company formed in 2001 to centralize the software applications and systems that serve North American racetracks and simulcast outlets, thereby helping these facilities achieve operational efficiencies, reduce costs and increase revenue.
The Jockey Club Technology Services is a technology company formed in 2002 to maximize the benefits of state-of-the-art communications and data management technology in support of The Jockey Club and its affiliated companies and other customers.
Equine Injury Database Statistic Released by The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club today released a North American fatality rate for Thoroughbreds based on a preliminary analysis of data collected over a one-year period in the Equine Injury Database™, the North American database for racing injuries.
The Equine Injury Database, which grew out of a need identified at the first Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit in Lexington, Ky., in October 2006, was launched in July 2008. It is part of an industry-wide emphasis on the protection of the health and welfare of its equine athletes, and the collection of data is the first step in the process of examining and preventing athletic injuries in the racehorse.
Based upon a year’s worth of data beginning November 1, 2008, from 378,864 total starts in Thoroughbred flat races at 73 racetracks participating in the Equine Injury Database, 2.04 fatal injuries were recorded per 1,000 starts.
The analysis was performed by Dr. Tim Parkin, a veterinarian and epidemiologist from the University of Glasgow, who serves as a consultant on the project.
“Data collected from a broad cross-section of racetracks in the United States and Canada will serve as an important tool for racetracks seeking benchmarks concerning the safety of racehorses,” said Parkin. “Over time, as data continues to be added, the database should yield numerous trends and factors associated with racing injuries and lead to strategies for their prevention.”
Racetracks currently have tools provided by InCompass Solutions Inc. to analyze data collected at their respective facilities. In early April, InCompass will make available an enhanced module that automates selected reports.
“Analysis of data in the Equine Injury Database is ongoing,” explained Matt Iuliano, executive vice president and executive director of The Jockey Club. “Dr. Parkin is scheduled to report additional analysis and insights on the matter at the third Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit on June 28 and 29 at Keeneland.”
The Jockey Club, through two of its for-profit subsidiary companies, InCompass and The Jockey Club Technology Services Inc., has underwritten the cost to develop and operate the database as a service to the industry. By agreement with the participating racetracks, from time to time The Jockey Club may publish certain summary statistics from the Equine Injury Database, but will not provide statistics that identify specific participants, including racetracks, horses or persons.
Eighty-one racetracks and the National Steeplechase Association participate in the Equine Injury Database, representing 86 percent of the flat racing days in North America. A list of racetracks participating in the Equine Injury Database can be found at jockeyclub.com/initiatives.asp.
The Jockey Club, founded in 1894 and dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, is the breed registry for North American Thoroughbreds. In fulfillment of its mission, The Jockey Club provides support and leadership on a wide range of important industry initiatives and it serves the information and technology needs of owners, breeders, media, fans and farms, among others.
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Jockey, Author, Dick Francis Dies at 89
—From the Times of London
Had he remained in the racing world as a trainer or thoroughbred expert after retiring from riding in 1957, Dick Francis would have been remembered as one of the most successful jockeys of his era.
Mr. Francis, who died Sunday at age 89, would also be remembered as the jockey who spectacularly managed to lose in the 1956 Grand National, Great Britain's most famous steeplechase. A photograph of him within a whisker of the finish line, aboard Queen Elizabeth's horse Devon Loch, flat on its belly with four legs helplessly splayed out, is one of racing's strangest images. To "do a Devon Loch" is a still a byword for losing a race from a seemingly unassailable position.
But the disaster actually helped launch Mr. Francis's subsequent career as a journalist and then as horse racing's most eloquent writer of thrillers. Almost all his books became international best-sellers, and they made Mr. Francis a wealthy man.
Raised in a village in Pembrokeshire in southwest Wales, Mr. Francis was the son of a horse-dealer, steeplechaser and farmer. Mr. Francis learned to ride when he was 5 and won his first race at age 8. His father felt that a day hunting or show-jumping was much more valuable to a growing boy than a day at school, and allowed Mr. Francis to drop out at age 15.
In 1939, Mr. Francis joined the Royal Air Force and was later commissioned as a pilot, flying fighters and bombers during World War II. In 1947, he married a university-educated and highly literate schoolmistress, Mary Margaret Brenchley, despite opposition from both families on the ground that they had so little in common. He arrived at their wedding with his arm in a sling, having fallen from a horse.
Mr. Francis turned professional in 1948, and was for four seasons in the 1950s Queen Elizabeth's No. 1 jockey. By the time of the Devon Loch debacle he had broken so many bones that he was advised to give up racing. His autobiography, "The Sport of Queens," was published in 1957, and Britain's Sunday Express used him as a racing correspondent for the next 16 years.
Mr. Francis approached the task of writing with little confidence. But journalism didn't pay as well as racing, and realizing that their two sons' school fees had to be paid, his wife suggested that he try a novel. Drawing on his own expertise, he wrote "Dead Cert." It was extremely well received, and, from then on, he produced a book a year.
Horses, in training or racing or being sold or put to stud, are featured in all his books. Mr. Francis's heroes tend to be lonely men, often widowed or divorced; they are frequently beaten up or injured, but they strive doggedly in their pursuit of the villains and in their personal lives, proving more resourceful and resilient than their melancholy natures permitted them to expect.
The books were set in exotic locales, from South Africa to Norway to Russia. Mary Francis explored whatever specialized fields were needed, learning to paint for "In the Frame" and about the wine trade for "Proof." "Flying Finish" involved the transport of horses, so Mrs. Francis learned to fly, an experience she enjoyed so much that she started an air-taxi service conveying people to racecourses.
Mr. Francis always acknowledged his debt to his wife, although he denied one biographer's claim that she was the primary author. After she died in 2000, he was helped by his son Felix. Mr. Francis's latest book, "Crossfire" is due to be published in August.
He would prefer, Mr. Francis sometimes said, to be remembered as a jockey rather than as a writer, but then admitted that, if that were the case, he would be remembered only as the man whose horse stopped in the Grand National.
—From the Times of London —Email remembrances@wsj.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704431404575067671970533114.html
Had he remained in the racing world as a trainer or thoroughbred expert after retiring from riding in 1957, Dick Francis would have been remembered as one of the most successful jockeys of his era.
Mr. Francis, who died Sunday at age 89, would also be remembered as the jockey who spectacularly managed to lose in the 1956 Grand National, Great Britain's most famous steeplechase. A photograph of him within a whisker of the finish line, aboard Queen Elizabeth's horse Devon Loch, flat on its belly with four legs helplessly splayed out, is one of racing's strangest images. To "do a Devon Loch" is a still a byword for losing a race from a seemingly unassailable position.
But the disaster actually helped launch Mr. Francis's subsequent career as a journalist and then as horse racing's most eloquent writer of thrillers. Almost all his books became international best-sellers, and they made Mr. Francis a wealthy man.
Raised in a village in Pembrokeshire in southwest Wales, Mr. Francis was the son of a horse-dealer, steeplechaser and farmer. Mr. Francis learned to ride when he was 5 and won his first race at age 8. His father felt that a day hunting or show-jumping was much more valuable to a growing boy than a day at school, and allowed Mr. Francis to drop out at age 15.
In 1939, Mr. Francis joined the Royal Air Force and was later commissioned as a pilot, flying fighters and bombers during World War II. In 1947, he married a university-educated and highly literate schoolmistress, Mary Margaret Brenchley, despite opposition from both families on the ground that they had so little in common. He arrived at their wedding with his arm in a sling, having fallen from a horse.
Mr. Francis turned professional in 1948, and was for four seasons in the 1950s Queen Elizabeth's No. 1 jockey. By the time of the Devon Loch debacle he had broken so many bones that he was advised to give up racing. His autobiography, "The Sport of Queens," was published in 1957, and Britain's Sunday Express used him as a racing correspondent for the next 16 years.
Mr. Francis approached the task of writing with little confidence. But journalism didn't pay as well as racing, and realizing that their two sons' school fees had to be paid, his wife suggested that he try a novel. Drawing on his own expertise, he wrote "Dead Cert." It was extremely well received, and, from then on, he produced a book a year.
Horses, in training or racing or being sold or put to stud, are featured in all his books. Mr. Francis's heroes tend to be lonely men, often widowed or divorced; they are frequently beaten up or injured, but they strive doggedly in their pursuit of the villains and in their personal lives, proving more resourceful and resilient than their melancholy natures permitted them to expect.
The books were set in exotic locales, from South Africa to Norway to Russia. Mary Francis explored whatever specialized fields were needed, learning to paint for "In the Frame" and about the wine trade for "Proof." "Flying Finish" involved the transport of horses, so Mrs. Francis learned to fly, an experience she enjoyed so much that she started an air-taxi service conveying people to racecourses.
Mr. Francis always acknowledged his debt to his wife, although he denied one biographer's claim that she was the primary author. After she died in 2000, he was helped by his son Felix. Mr. Francis's latest book, "Crossfire" is due to be published in August.
He would prefer, Mr. Francis sometimes said, to be remembered as a jockey rather than as a writer, but then admitted that, if that were the case, he would be remembered only as the man whose horse stopped in the Grand National.
—From the Times of London —Email remembrances@wsj.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704431404575067671970533114.html
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thorofan Fundraiser in NY
THOROFAN HONORS RACHEL ALEXANDRA AS HORSE OF THE YEAR AT HER 4TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
Raising Funds for Bobby Frankel Division of Old Friends at Cabin Creek
FREE ADMISSION
Date: Sunday Jan 31, 2010 Place: Union Grille, Saratoga Hilton 534 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY
Time: Seating 12-5pm
50% of tab will be donated to Old Friends at Cabin Creek by Andy Brindisi RSVP to be eligible for fab door prizes
Union Grille 518-682-2600
HILTON HOTEL HAS SPECIAL PRICING ON ROOMS AND SUITES More info? Contact: Bambii Rae (518) 695-3605 bambiirae@nycap.rr.com
GREAT FOOD, FUN PEOPLE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUNG TO RACHEL IN NEW ORLEANS See famed equine artist Frankie Flores create “Rachel”,
Hear infamous Artie Rigileto Vendors: pictures, jewelry, hats & clothes
DON'T MISS THE EXCITEMENT
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Member of: www.equinewelfarealliance.org
Raising Funds for Bobby Frankel Division of Old Friends at Cabin Creek
FREE ADMISSION
Date: Sunday Jan 31, 2010 Place: Union Grille, Saratoga Hilton 534 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY
Time: Seating 12-5pm
50% of tab will be donated to Old Friends at Cabin Creek by Andy Brindisi RSVP to be eligible for fab door prizes
Union Grille 518-682-2600
HILTON HOTEL HAS SPECIAL PRICING ON ROOMS AND SUITES More info? Contact: Bambii Rae (518) 695-3605 bambiirae@nycap.rr.com
GREAT FOOD, FUN PEOPLE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUNG TO RACHEL IN NEW ORLEANS See famed equine artist Frankie Flores create “Rachel”,
Hear infamous Artie Rigileto Vendors: pictures, jewelry, hats & clothes
DON'T MISS THE EXCITEMENT
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Member of: www.equinewelfarealliance.org
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Penn Temporarily Bans Horses Owned by Gill
By Claire Novak
Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 12:55 PM
Posted: Monday, January 25, 2010 7:40 PM
Horses entered in the name of Michael Gill, North America’s leading owner by races won and purses earned in 2009, will not be accepted for entry at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course effective immediately.
Chris McErlean, vice president of racing for track owner Penn National Gaming Inc., said Jan. 25 the temporary restriction has been put in place pending a meeting to review the necropsy results of two runners owned by Gill that recently broke down at the Pennsylvania track.
Several other runners owned by Gill have ralso eportedly suffered fatal breakdowns on the track since Oct. 1, although exact numbers have not been confirmed.
Gill, the leading owner in North America by purses earned and races won in 2003, 2004, and 2009—he led by wins and was second by earnings in 2005, the year he won an Eclipse Award—had taken a break from racing in 2006 but returned in 2008. He has 49 stalls at Penn National and stables the remainder of his 120 horses at his private training center, Elk Creek Ranch in Oxford, Pa.
Last year, 2,247 horses raced under his silks to 370 wins and earnings of $6,670,490.
“To my knowledge, regarding further entries at this point, we are going to wait until we have a scheduled meeting with Mr. Gill and his trainers once we get those reports from the most recent breakdowns,” McErlean said. “We want the ability to speak with him and his trainers to find out what’s going on and get some more information at that time.”
The practice of running and reviewing a necropsy exam on horses that suffer fatal injuries at Penn National is one instituted by the track at the start of the year in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission.
“We’ve set up a process between ourselves and the commission to do an informal review of the report, to allow the trainer to tell us of any issues they were aware of, and through looking at vet records to try to piece together any reasons why the breakdown could have occurred,” McErlean said.
McErlean said results of the necropsies should be available by Jan. 27, and a meeting could be scheduled by the end of the week.
The restriction follows a threatened boycott of Penn National’s Jan. 23 card by jockeys that were concerned over a second spill involving one of Gill’s entries in a three-day period. The Darrel Delahoussaye-trained Laughing Moon broke down after the wire under jockey Ricky Frazier in the fifth race Jan. 23. A previous incident occurred Jan. 21, when Melodeeman, trained by Anthony Adamo, suffered a catastrophic breakdown in the second race on the card.
After a lengthy delay, Adamo scratched Justin M, Gill’s only other entry on the card, from the sixth race. Trainers subsequently withdrew horses owned by Gill from ensuing race cards; horses were entered through Jan 28.
Anthony Black, a veteran Pennsylvania rider who was active in forming the Philadelphia Park Jockeys organization, said he spoke to several riders involved in the situation. Black also approached stewards at Philadelphia Park Casino & Racetrack to inform them of local riders’ concerns.
“I talked to three older riders who are based there, and they’re having second thoughts when it comes to riding races with his horses,” Black said. “They’ve not ridden good races, and they realize they haven’t, because they wouldn’t tuck in behind those horses in the blue and white Gill colors—and it makes good sense not to tuck in behind them when they’re breaking down like that.”
Gill, reached Jan. 25, said his horses did not break down at a higher rate than usual for lower-level claimers. He said he has always maintained a practice of complete transparency with racing authorities.
“They can go through all my horses at my farm, at the barn, unannounced, uninvited,” Gill said. “They can take any blood test, jog the horses, look at everything. I’ve always been that way. You find something illegal with these horses, I’ll quit.
“We ran 2,247 horses last year and did we have a bad test? Not one. How many trainers do you think can claim that?”
Gill said he believes his practice of running large numbers of horses and claiming from smaller operations has angered horsemen on circuits from Delaware to Florida. In 2003, he was involved in a similar controversy stemming from the fatal breakdown of the Mark Shuman-trained Casual Conflict, but was exonerated along with his trainer of all wrongdoing in the situation.
“The people that we’re claiming from who happen to have been in that community for the past 20-30 years are unhappy,” Gill said “It’s not new. We’re claiming an inordinate amount of horses and taking too much money off the table. I take grief because I own a lot of claiming horses, but how many people spend millions of dollars on horses that never even make it to the racetrack?”
According to Gill, in 2009 he had two horses that suffered fatal injuries at Penn National for the entire year.
“The horse that broke down (Jan. 23) was sound; he had just won the race before," Gill said. "I’ll show you his vet records. He'd never been ‘tapped.' Maybe the track was a little hard; that’s part of winter racing when you’re running at a track in January where it’s raining, snowing, and freezing, too.”
BLOGGERS NOTE: We shall await the results of the testing before entering Gill as the latest inductee into The Horse Racing Hall of Shame...as we firmly belive in the theory of innocent until proven guilty...it is the American Way.
http://ow.ly/11rZC
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Pletcher fined, suspended by CHRB
By Steve Andersen
Daily Racing Form
The California Horse Racing Board fined trainer Todd Pletcher $25,000 and suspended him at least 10 days for a positive test for the anesthetic procaine by Wait a While following a third-place finish in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita in 2008.
The board adopted the recommendation of hearing officer Steffan Imhoff in a closed-door session at its monthly meeting on Jan. 15. Imhoff recommended a 60-day suspension with 50 days of the penalty stayed in the event that Pletcher does not have a positive for medications in classes 1, 2, or 3 during for a year.
Pletcher did not return a phone call Friday seeking comment.
Procaine is a class 3 medication that is commonly used with penicillin, an antiobiotic.
Pletcher, who has a small stable in California this winter, must begin his suspension and pay the fine by Feb. 20, according to racing board executive director Kirk Breed.
In his decision, Imhoff said he gave Pletcher the maximum suspension allowed under racing board rules because the positive occurred after a Breeders' Cup race. He said a majority of the suspension was stayed because Wait a While was treated with procaine at the advice of Pletcher's veterinarian and was not treated with the medication in the 18 days before the race.
Imhoff wrote, "If, as we believe, another procaine injection was given shortly before the race, there is no evidence to suggest this was done by Pletcher, or on his behalf."
Imhoff said the attorney general's recommendation for a $50,000 fine was "too high," but that a drug violation in a $2 million race demands a "substantial" fine.
http://ow.ly/ZKUv
Daily Racing Form
The California Horse Racing Board fined trainer Todd Pletcher $25,000 and suspended him at least 10 days for a positive test for the anesthetic procaine by Wait a While following a third-place finish in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita in 2008.
The board adopted the recommendation of hearing officer Steffan Imhoff in a closed-door session at its monthly meeting on Jan. 15. Imhoff recommended a 60-day suspension with 50 days of the penalty stayed in the event that Pletcher does not have a positive for medications in classes 1, 2, or 3 during for a year.
Pletcher did not return a phone call Friday seeking comment.
Procaine is a class 3 medication that is commonly used with penicillin, an antiobiotic.
Pletcher, who has a small stable in California this winter, must begin his suspension and pay the fine by Feb. 20, according to racing board executive director Kirk Breed.
In his decision, Imhoff said he gave Pletcher the maximum suspension allowed under racing board rules because the positive occurred after a Breeders' Cup race. He said a majority of the suspension was stayed because Wait a While was treated with procaine at the advice of Pletcher's veterinarian and was not treated with the medication in the 18 days before the race.
Imhoff wrote, "If, as we believe, another procaine injection was given shortly before the race, there is no evidence to suggest this was done by Pletcher, or on his behalf."
Imhoff said the attorney general's recommendation for a $50,000 fine was "too high," but that a drug violation in a $2 million race demands a "substantial" fine.
http://ow.ly/ZKUv
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Cincinnati Horse Trainer Charged with Cruelty, Abandonment
by: Pat Raia
January 08 2010, Article # 15610
Thoroughbred horse trainer Chad Moore faces multiple animal cruelty charges in connection with the alleged abandonment and maltreatment of horses at his Ohio farm.
Clermont County animal control officials removed six allegedly malnourished Thoroughbred horses, one pony, and one donkey from Moore's Bethel Farm last month. The carcasses of at least 10 horses were also found on the property, said Clermont County Communications Director Kathy Lehr.
Moore was arrested on unrelated charges shortly after the animals' removal.
On Thursday, he was charged with two counts of animal abandonment and two counts of animal cruelty. Additional charges are pending, Lehr said. Moore remains in the Clermont County jail.
Two mares were euthanized. The surviving animals are receiving rehabilitative care at a private farm.
Read more: Two Seized Cincinnati Horses Euthanized
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=15610
January 08 2010, Article # 15610
Thoroughbred horse trainer Chad Moore faces multiple animal cruelty charges in connection with the alleged abandonment and maltreatment of horses at his Ohio farm.
Clermont County animal control officials removed six allegedly malnourished Thoroughbred horses, one pony, and one donkey from Moore's Bethel Farm last month. The carcasses of at least 10 horses were also found on the property, said Clermont County Communications Director Kathy Lehr.
Moore was arrested on unrelated charges shortly after the animals' removal.
On Thursday, he was charged with two counts of animal abandonment and two counts of animal cruelty. Additional charges are pending, Lehr said. Moore remains in the Clermont County jail.
Two mares were euthanized. The surviving animals are receiving rehabilitative care at a private farm.
Read more: Two Seized Cincinnati Horses Euthanized
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=15610
Monday, January 4, 2010
Racing Industry "Catches" Equine Disease
I have got to say, if it wasent for this New Mexican Race-tracks Screening Methods, this disease might never have been detected. Nice catch NM!
EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS - USA (12): (NEW MEXICO)
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A ProMED-mail post
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
Date: 28 Dec 2009
Source: The Horse.com [edited]
As part of a racetrack screening program, 3 New Mexico horses have
been identified as infected with _Theileria equi_, a causative agent
for equine piroplasmosis. These infections are noteworthy as these
horses are not epidemiologically linked to those involved in a larger
ongoing investigation centered on horses from a South Texas ranch.
Information on the new cases, and an update on the Texas
investigation, was included in a 24 Dec 2009 report issued to the
World Organization for Animal Health (Office International des
Epizooties, or OIE) by John Clifford, DVM, deputy administrator of
the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The positive New Mexico horses did not show any clinical signs of
disease. Preliminary results of the investigation indicate that the
transmission of the organism might have resulted from management
practices (use of shared needles or substances between horses) rather
than by a tick vector, the OIE report noted. More than 1300 New
Mexico horses have been tested via the screening program.
Officials in the United States have screened all imported horses for
piroplasmosis for nearly 30 years. The disease was officially
eradicated from the United States in 1988. It is spread by some
species of ticks, the use of contaminated needles, and possibly
through blood-contaminated semen of infected stallions.
Clinical signs of equine piroplasmosis can include a host of
nonspecific problems, such as fever or anemia, and some infected
horses might appear healthy. Blood tests are needed to diagnosis the
disease. The only treatment is a potent type of chemotherapy that can
have serious side effects in some horses.
The larger piroplasmosis investigation remains underway, with 357
confirmed positive horses. All of the positive horses have direct
links to the index premises in Kleberg County, Texas. The OIE report
stated these include horses that currently or previously lived on the
index premises or live on a premises immediately adjacent, or [near]
other "dangerous contacts" (a positive foal born to an infected mare
was listed as an example of such).
Positive horses have been located in 12 states, with 289 positive
horses on the index ranch in Texas, 41 on other premises in Texas, 2
in Alabama, 2 in California, 5 in Florida, one in Georgia, 2 in
Indiana, 5 in Louisiana, 1 in Minnesota, 2 in North Carolina, 4 in
New Jersey, 1 in Tennessee, 1 in Utah, and 1 in Wisconsin. All known
positive horses are under quarantine.
More than 1500 horses have been tested for equine piroplasmosis as
part of the epidemiological investigation, including 587 horses
exposed to positive horses outside of the index premises. All of
these cohorts have tested negative, the report stated.
As a result of the current investigation, Canada and several U.S.
states have restricted the importation of horses from Texas. Horse
owners and veterinarians shipping horses are urged to check with
animal health officials in your state of destination to ensure the
animals have met all entry requirements.
[Byline: Erin Ryder]
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
[Although the horses do not appear to be epidemiologically linked to
the outbreak that started in Texas, sharing needles between horses
does not give a horse piroplasmosis unless those needles have been in
a horse with piroplasmosis. In other words, the disease had to have
come from somewhere. The question is where. Will New Mexico cast a
surveillance net to detect where the disease really came from? -
Mod.TG]
[see also:
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (11): multi-state 20091203.4128
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (10) 20091117.3963
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (09): (NJ ex TX) 20091111.3912
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (08): (TX) alert 20091030.3749
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (07): (TX) 20091024.3675
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (06): (TX) OIE 20091022.3631
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (05): (TX) 20091021.3617
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (04): (KS, MO) resolved 20090917.3262
Piroplasmosis, equine - USA (03): (KS, MO) 20090729.2662
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA (02): (MO) 20090612.2172
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA: (FL) quarantine lifted 20090225.0771
2008
----
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA (04): (FL) 20080930.3088
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA: (03) (FL) 20080828.2687
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (02): (FL) 20080823.2626
Equine piroplasmosis - USA: (FL) 20080819.2579]
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EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS - USA (12): (NEW MEXICO)
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A ProMED-mail post
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
Date: 28 Dec 2009
Source: The Horse.com [edited]
As part of a racetrack screening program, 3 New Mexico horses have
been identified as infected with _Theileria equi_, a causative agent
for equine piroplasmosis. These infections are noteworthy as these
horses are not epidemiologically linked to those involved in a larger
ongoing investigation centered on horses from a South Texas ranch.
Information on the new cases, and an update on the Texas
investigation, was included in a 24 Dec 2009 report issued to the
World Organization for Animal Health (Office International des
Epizooties, or OIE) by John Clifford, DVM, deputy administrator of
the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The positive New Mexico horses did not show any clinical signs of
disease. Preliminary results of the investigation indicate that the
transmission of the organism might have resulted from management
practices (use of shared needles or substances between horses) rather
than by a tick vector, the OIE report noted. More than 1300 New
Mexico horses have been tested via the screening program.
Officials in the United States have screened all imported horses for
piroplasmosis for nearly 30 years. The disease was officially
eradicated from the United States in 1988. It is spread by some
species of ticks, the use of contaminated needles, and possibly
through blood-contaminated semen of infected stallions.
Clinical signs of equine piroplasmosis can include a host of
nonspecific problems, such as fever or anemia, and some infected
horses might appear healthy. Blood tests are needed to diagnosis the
disease. The only treatment is a potent type of chemotherapy that can
have serious side effects in some horses.
The larger piroplasmosis investigation remains underway, with 357
confirmed positive horses. All of the positive horses have direct
links to the index premises in Kleberg County, Texas. The OIE report
stated these include horses that currently or previously lived on the
index premises or live on a premises immediately adjacent, or [near]
other "dangerous contacts" (a positive foal born to an infected mare
was listed as an example of such).
Positive horses have been located in 12 states, with 289 positive
horses on the index ranch in Texas, 41 on other premises in Texas, 2
in Alabama, 2 in California, 5 in Florida, one in Georgia, 2 in
Indiana, 5 in Louisiana, 1 in Minnesota, 2 in North Carolina, 4 in
New Jersey, 1 in Tennessee, 1 in Utah, and 1 in Wisconsin. All known
positive horses are under quarantine.
More than 1500 horses have been tested for equine piroplasmosis as
part of the epidemiological investigation, including 587 horses
exposed to positive horses outside of the index premises. All of
these cohorts have tested negative, the report stated.
As a result of the current investigation, Canada and several U.S.
states have restricted the importation of horses from Texas. Horse
owners and veterinarians shipping horses are urged to check with
animal health officials in your state of destination to ensure the
animals have met all entry requirements.
[Byline: Erin Ryder]
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
[Although the horses do not appear to be epidemiologically linked to
the outbreak that started in Texas, sharing needles between horses
does not give a horse piroplasmosis unless those needles have been in
a horse with piroplasmosis. In other words, the disease had to have
come from somewhere. The question is where. Will New Mexico cast a
surveillance net to detect where the disease really came from? -
Mod.TG]
[see also:
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (11): multi-state 20091203.4128
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (10) 20091117.3963
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (09): (NJ ex TX) 20091111.3912
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (08): (TX) alert 20091030.3749
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (07): (TX) 20091024.3675
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (06): (TX) OIE 20091022.3631
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (05): (TX) 20091021.3617
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (04): (KS, MO) resolved 20090917.3262
Piroplasmosis, equine - USA (03): (KS, MO) 20090729.2662
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA (02): (MO) 20090612.2172
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA: (FL) quarantine lifted 20090225.0771
2008
----
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA (04): (FL) 20080930.3088
Equine Piroplasmosis - USA: (03) (FL) 20080828.2687
Equine piroplasmosis - USA (02): (FL) 20080823.2626
Equine piroplasmosis - USA: (FL) 20080819.2579]
...................................................tg/msp/lm
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