Fourth-quarter equine disease summary released

The International Collating Center, Newmarket, inwards England, in addition to other sources reported the next illness outbreaks for the 4th quarter of  2011*.

• One representative of contagious equine metritis (CEM, Taylorella equigenitalis) was reported inwards a non- Thoroughbred stallion inwards Germany.
• A novel outbreak of dourine was reported inwards the Bari Province of Italia involving i mare; the total release of outbreaks confirmed inwards Italia inwards 2011 was seven.
• Equine flu was reported from French Republic (four outbreaks), Deutschland (single case), the Great Britain (five outbreaks), the USA (two outbreaks), in addition to Sweden. Sweden diagnosed the illness inwards nine of 10 Trotters that were business office of a shipment transported to 6 stables inwards northern Sweden. Influenza spread to all horses on those premises in addition to to 5 additional properties. The illness affected lx Trotters on xi premises.
• Strangles was reported from Chile, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the UK, in addition to the USA. Chile, Germany, in addition to the UAE diagnosed isolated cases of the disease. Republic of Ireland confirmed 37 cases on premises inwards 6 counties; Sweden diagnosed strangles inwards a express release of immature horses in addition to racehorses. The Great Britain reported that the illness was endemic inwards the country’s non-Thoroughbred population. Strangles was confirmed inwards iii states inwards the USA.
• Equine herpesvirus (EHV) respiratory illness was recorded past times France, Germany, Japan, in addition to the USA. Most of the outbreaks were caused past times EHV- 4. Abortion every bit a sequel to EHV-1 infection was diagnosed inwards isolated cases inwards French Republic in addition to Germany; Nihon in addition to the USA reported iii in addition to iv cases respectively. One representative of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy was recorded from Germany.
• Numerous cases of EHV-2 and/or EHV-5 infection were reported from the USA, closed to associated alongside clinical prove of respiratory disease.
• France reported a unmarried representative of equine arteritis virus infection; the USA had a pocket-size outbreak of equine viral arteritis on a Texas premises involving nine Paint horses.
• Equine infectious anemia was confirmed inwards Deutschland inwards isolated cases on 2 premises.
• Equine piroplasmosis (EP) was reported from France, the UAE, in addition to the USA. The illness was considered endemic inwards French Republic in addition to the UAE. The USA detected a express release of asymptomatic cases of infection alongside Theileria equi, generally inwards Quarter Horse racehorses, a pregnant per centum of which were imported animals. The release of seropositive EP horses has declined over the past times 6 to nine months of 2011.
• Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE) was reported solely from the USA inwards nine animals (a total of 63 for 2011). Over 50% of the cases occurred inwards Wisconsin (34) alongside the balance inwards 6 other states.
• Italy in addition to the USA reported cases of West Nile encephalitis (WNE). Ninety outbreaks involving 857 horses were confirmed inwards Italy, of which 189 animals tested positive; 58 displayed clinical signs; in addition to xiv died. The USA reported 49 WNE cases, resulting inwards a total of 115 cases inwards 2011.
• The tertiary quarter of 2011 saw an growth inwards Hendra virus action in addition to distribution inwards Queensland in addition to New South Wales inwards Australia. The illness was confirmed on 7 properties on the northward coast of New South Wales. Queensland reported thirteen cases, i westward of the Great Dividing Range. Neurologic clinical signs (not respiratory signs) characterized cases of the disease.
• Ireland, Switzerland, in addition to the USA reported outbreaks of salmonellosis. Most involved isolated cases caused past times S. typhimurium, Salmonella Group B, Group C1, or untyped organisms.
• A pregnant release of outbreaks of rotavirus infection were reported from Argentina. Disease of variable clinical severity was diagnosed inwards foals on 8 premises. The USA confirmed 2 cases of equine clostridial enteritis (Clostridium perfringens type A) in addition to a variable release of cases of Lawsonia intracellularis enteropathy inwards foals inwards 2 states. Switzerland reported an outbreak of equine atypical myopathy involving iii cases; all were fatal. Leptospiral abortion (11 cases) was diagnosed inwards Kentucky, USA.

 

* Third quarter study for Australia.

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