ANS 3216 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis, Equine Infectious Anemia, Sexually Transmitted Infection
17 Jan 2016
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Respiratory: rhinopneumonitis (equine herpes virus, equine influenza, strangles, equine viral arteritis. Encephalitis (neurological: west nile virus, equine encephalomyelitis, equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. Others: tetanus, equine infectious anemia, rabies. Ehv1 and ehv4 cause some serious health issues: ehv1: reproductive issue that causes respiratory and neurological disease, ehv4: causes abortion and neurological disease. Ehv3 is a venereal disease that can cause pustules, making coitus painful. Horses can be carriers of ehv without showing symptoms. In 2006, 15 horses were shipped to the us from germany and were infected with ehv: 5 went to florida and caused an ehv outbreak, the quarantine was eventually lifted, but 2 horses had to be euthanized. In 2013, there was an ehv1 outbreak at the hits horse show in ocala, Fl: effected at least six horses, with many more exposed, all horses placed under quarantine. Main horses at risk are those that compete in shows and on the racetrack.
