19 Texas horses positive for equine piroplasmosis
A total of 747 equines on 283 premises bring been tested inward Kleberg County, Texas, every bit role of the county-wide testing essay targeting the disease, equine piroplasmosis.
Of the premises in addition to animals tested to date, nineteen horses across half-dozen premises bring tested positive.
The Texas Animal Health Commission designated Kleberg County, inward the southward of the state, every bit high gamble for exposure to equine piroplasmosis inward March.
As a result, it began mandatory testing of all equines inward the county on Apr 8.
The initial Kleberg County exam zones extended southward from Escondido Creek to the Kleberg-Kenedy county line.
Equine Piroplasmosis is a blood-borne protozoal illness that tin deport upon all equines, but is non transmissible to humans.
Through research, a handling protocol has been developed that tin ofttimes clear the infection in addition to Pb to the publish of horses that tested positive.
The illness is currently non considered endemic inward Texas or the US. However, isolated outbreaks of the illness such every bit inward Kleberg County bring occurred.
It tin endure transmitted from a positive Equus caballus to a negative Equus caballus past times blood transfer from dingy instruments or past times tick vectors. South Texas has a large in addition to various population of ticks.
Horses visiting pastures amongst infected tick populations tin boot the bucket infected every bit a result. Once positive horses are treated or removed, the tick populations inside those pastures costless themselves of the illness inward almost a year, in addition to it volition endure rubber to set negative horses dorsum inward the pasture.
“Because Piro is considered a unusual brute illness to the US, it is of import nosotros brand every essay to give away undetected cases inward the area,” said Texas solid soil veterinary Dr Dee Ellis.
“We believe the Piro province of affairs related to tick transmission inward Texas is express to but a few southward Texas counties.”
The committee is bespeak for the back upward of local Equus caballus owners to ensure this testing essay is a success.
Horse owners are likewise encouraged to beak over the province of affairs amongst their local veterinarian.
The committee hopes to twine upward testing inward the southern role of the county past times the destination of May, where almost thirty premises rest to endure tested.
Region v managing director Dr T.R. Lansford said: “We greatly appreciate the cooperation of the equine owners in addition to veterinary practitioners of Kleberg County, in addition to the high marking of voluntary compliance amongst the mandatory testing requirement.
“We await frontward to working amongst the remaining owners of untested equine in addition to the local veterinarians every bit nosotros strive to consummate the expanse exam inward Kleberg County. It is of import that all equines are tested every bit presently every bit possible.”
The adjacent efforts volition involve testing the northern role of Kleberg County. All equine owners inward the county who bring non had their equine tested are strongly encouraged to contact the committee every bit presently every bit possible to schedule an appointment. Equine owners tin telephone hollo upward (361) 676-0979 to laid an appointment. The exam is free.
Kleberg County equine owners and/or veterinary practitioners who bring questionsshould contact the TAHC Region v Office inward Beeville at (361) 676-0979. For more information on Piroplasmosis they tin likewise view www.tahc.state.tx.us/animal_health/equine/piro.html.
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