Texas County at high risk for equine piroplasmosis
Authorities inwards Texas convey declared Kleberg County a high-risk surface area for the protozoan disease, equine piroplasmosis, too volition laid about testing horses at that spot from April.
The Texas Animal Health Commission formally designated the province inwards southern Texas to endure at high run a jeopardy from the disease.
The committee volition concord at coming together inwards the county on March xviii at 6.30pm at the Dick Kleberg Park Recreation Building inwards Kingsville to render information almost the affliction too testing plans.
Equine piroplasmosis is a blood-borne protozoal affliction that affects all equines, including horses, ponies, donkeys, mules too zebras.
It tin endure transmitted from a positive Equus caballus to a negative Equus caballus yesteryear blood transfer from muddied instruments or
insect carriers, such every bit ticks.
A handling protocol has been developed that clears the infection too tin atomic number 82 to the liberate of horses that eventually exam negative.
The affliction is currently non considered endemic inwards Texas or the United States. However, isolated outbreaks convey occurred.
After extensive testing inwards Kenedy too Kleberg counties, many cases were detected. Kleberg County has hence been designated a high-risk surface area for the disease.
There are an estimated 225 premises too 500 equines inwards the initial Kleberg County exam area, extending S from Escondido Creek to the Kleberg-Kenedy county line.
The projected completion appointment for the testing programme is the summertime of 2013.
“Equine Piroplasmosis is considered a unusual brute affliction inwards the US,” province veterinary Dr Dee Ellis said.
“However, novel cases buy the farm on to endure discovered, fifty-fifty iii years afterwards the initial illustration was found.
“Piro tin endure spread yesteryear means of ticks. South Texas has a high population of this parasite. It is mutual exercise for horses inwards this South Texas surface area to endure used on local ranches and/or inwards weekend events such every bit rodeos, roping, trail rides, etc. Ticks tin spread Piro through this real drive of horses.”
Ellis said the committee sought the back upward of equine owners too veterinarians to brand this testing endeavour a success too aid assure the wellness of the equine population.
Kleberg County Equine Piroplasmosis Public Meeting. Monday, March 18. 6:30 p.m. Kingsville.
An informational populace coming together volition endure held on Monday, March xviii at 6:30 pm at the Dick Kleberg Park Recreation Building inwards Kingsville. The address of the facility is: Building 501 East Escondido Rd. Kleberg County equine owners too veterinarians are encouraged to attend this populace meeting. Region five management too TAHC executive directors volition render telephone commutation information regarding the disease, testing, etc.
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