Equine disease outbreaks for third quarter of 2012

The International Collating Center inwards Newmarket, England, too other sources reported the next illness outbreaks inwards the tertiary quarter of 2012*:

Contagious equine metritis was reported from Germany. Infection alongside the causal bacteria, Taylorella equigenitalis, was confirmed inwards non Thoroughbreds: ii stallions too iii mares on i premises too a stallion on a instant premises.

One illustration of equine coital exanthema (equine herpesvirus-3) was diagnosed inwards Kentucky, USA.

Strangles was recorded inwards Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, too the USA. Ten cases were reported from Ireland. Outbreaks involving 17 horses on ii premises occurred inwards Switzerland. Single cases too outbreaks of strangles were reported from Maine, Kentucky, too Pennsylvania inwards the USA, where the illness is endemic.

Outbreaks of equine flu were reported from Argentina, the UK, too the USA. The illness was confirmed at iii thoroughbred racetracks inwards Buenos Aires; the virus was a strain of Florida, clade 1 sublineage. The United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland of Britain too Northern Republic of Ireland diagnosed flu on ii premises. Several cases of flu were confirmed inwards Kentucky too Wisconsin inwards the USA.

Equine herpesvirus (EHV)-related diseases were reported from Argentina, France, the UK, too the USA. Argentine Republic reported 5 cases of EHV-1 abortion (non-neuropathogenic strains) inwards 2 of 10 non-vaccinated Thoroughbreds too 3 of seventy vaccinated Thoroughbreds. In France, EHV-1 too -4 were implicated inwards a respiratory outbreak inwards thoroughbreds at a preparation center; likewise reported was a unmarried illustration of EHV-1 neurologic disease. The United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland of Britain too Northern Republic of Ireland noted outbreaks of EHV-4 respiratory illness on 10 premises too i illustration of EHV-1 neurologic disease. EHV respiratory illness was likewise reported inwards the USA. Several cases of infection alongside EHV-2 or -5 were diagnosed inwards California, Kentucky, too Ohio inwards the USA.

Ireland reported cases of Pneumocystis carinii infection inwards a grouping of foals.

Equine infectious anemia (EIA) was confirmed inwards Canada, France, Germany, too the UK. Single cases were diagnosed on ii premises inwards Alberta too i inwards the Yukon. French Republic reported the infection inwards iii Carmargue horses. Deutschland reported several outbreaks: 4 inwards i state, ii inwards another, and unmarried premises inwards ii other states. The index illustration on i premises was inwards a foal that received plasma therapy; the donor mare was positive. Upon investigation, 6 other plasma recipients were institute to travel environmental impact assessment positive.

Equine piroplasmosis was reported from French Republic (endemic), Kingdom of Spain (endemic), Switzerland, United Arab Emirates (endemic), too the USA. Switzerland confirmed i illustration based on clinical bear witness too serologic findings. The USA reported testing to a greater extent than than 190,000 horses since Nov 2009; no novel cases of infection were detected inwards the tertiary quarter.

In the USA, the discover of equine cases of Eastern equine encephalomyelitis during the tertiary quarter was 35; the national sum is 171 cases inwards 2012. The discover of affected states went from 6 to xvi alongside the greatest increment inwards illness cases confirmed inwards Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, too Alabama. The discover of equine cases of West Nile encephalitis rose dramatically inwards the tertiary quarter inwards the USA; a sum of 427 cases were reported from xl states, alongside maximal increases inwards Texas, Pennsylvania, California, Indiana, too Iowa. Single cases of Hendra virus infection were confirmed on iii premises inwards Queensland, Australia, all fatal.

Vesicular stomatitis infection (New Bailiwick of Jersey strain) was diagnosed inwards 25 equine (on eighteen premises) inwards New United Mexican States too Colorado. Salmonellosis was reported yesteryear Republic of Ireland (three cases) too the USA. S. agona too Salmonella spp. belonging to Groups B, C1, too C2 were involved.

Argentina recorded express outbreaks of rotavirus Group Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 infection inwards foals. Equine monocytic ehrlichiosis was reported inwards the USA, alongside multiple cases diagnosed inwards Ohio too Kentucky.

An isolated illustration of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection was recorded inwards Switzerland.

 

*Second Quarter Report for Australia

Published inwards Gluck’s Equine Disease Quarterly, which is funded yesteryear Lloyd’s, London, brokers, too their Kentucky agents.

 

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