South Carolina state vet reports rise in serious horse illness

Colourised transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicting a salivary gland that had been extracted from a mosquito, which was infected past times the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, which has been colorized red; magnified 83,900 times. © CDC

A surge inwards a deadly mosquito-borne virus with horses inwards South Carolina has been reported past times the nation veterinarian.

Dr Boyd Parr said 25 cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) had occurred, the commencement for the twelvemonth beingness on June 28.

There convey been no cases of West Nile Virus (WNV), roughly other mosquito-borne virus.

Parr urged Equus caballus owners to utter to their vets most vaccination.

“These diagnoses are a brilliant reminder of the threat that mosquito-borne diseases correspond to horses inwards our state,” Parr said.

“Maintaining protection past times vaccinating horses is really of import this year.”

During 2012, at that topographic point were xiv confirmed cases of EEE too 7 of WNV inwards South Carolina.

The EEE virus is maintained inwards nature through a bicycle involving the freshwater swamp musquito Culiseta melanura, commonly known every bit the blacktailed mosquito.

Two to 3 days afterward becoming infected with EEE virus, a musquito becomes capable of transmitting the virus. Infected mosquitoes that feed on both birds too mammals tin transmit the illness to horses too humans.

Symptoms commonly educate inwards horses from ii to v days afterward exposure. Symptoms of EEE virus inwards horses include stumbling, circling, caput pressing, low or apprehension, weakness of legs, partial paralysis, the inability to stand, musculus twitching or death. Nine of every 10 horses infected with EEE virus piece of occupation out from the disease.

Any livestock, including horses, that display neurologic signs must endure reported to the nation veterinary at 803-788-2260 inside 48 hours, according to the nation law.

 

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