Equine disease outbreaks for third quarter of 2013

The International Collating Center, Newmarket, United Kingdom, together with other sources reported the next illness outbreaks, equally reported inwards the latest resultant of Equine Disease Quarterly, for the 3rd quarter of 2013.

• Contagious equine metritis (Taylorella equigenitalis) was reported from Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany inwards ane mare together with ane stallion on course of pedagogy premises.
• Australia, France, Ireland, Sweden, the UK, together with the U.S. of America reported outbreaks of strangles. Several outbreaks were diagnosed inwards New South Wales, Australia. French Republic together with Republic of Ireland confirmed 7 outbreaks each, either inwards Thoroughbreds or Standardbreds. Sweden together with the USA reported that strangles was endemic, with several outbreaks diagnosed. Two outbreaks were recorded inwards the UK, ane involving a non-Thoroughbred together with the other a gelding with a concurrent infection of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
• Equine flu was reported past times Germany, Sweden, together with the UK. H5N1 unmarried example inwards a thoroughbred was confirmed inwards Germany. Outbreaks involving standardbred trotters together with a pony were recorded on course of pedagogy premises inwards Sweden, ane of which was a racetrack. The UK confirmed at to the lowest degree 8 outbreaks of equine flu inwards equally many counties, the vast bulk involving unvaccinated horses. The clinical severity of illness varied significantly with affected horses.
• Equine arteritis virus was isolated from the semen of a carrier stallion inwards France.
• Equine herpesvirus-1 together with -4 related diseases were reported past times France, Germany, Ireland, the UK, together with the USA. Equine herpesvirus-1 respiratory illness was confirmed inwards Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany (one outbreak), the UK (two outbreaks involving donkeys), together with the USA (several outbreaks involving a set out of states). Republic of Ireland reported EHV-1 related abortion inwards ane mare together with deaths of 2 neonatal foals, all Thoroughbreds. Equine herpesvirus-1 neurologic illness was confirmed inwards French Republic (a unmarried example inwards a vaccinated Thoroughbred) together with the UK (two outbreaks involving several cases inwards both Thoroughbred together with non-Thoroughbred mares). Equine herpesvirus-4 was associated with respiratory illness inwards French Republic (eight outbreaks), Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany (one outbreak), together with the UK (isolated cases on iii premises, with ane concurrent example of strangles).
• Numerous cases of infection with equine herpesvirus-2 were reported past times the USA, which too confirmed a unmarried example of equine herpesvirus-5 infection.
• Reports of equine piroplasmosis were received from French Republic (endemic), United Arab Emirates (endemic, sporadic clinical cases), together with the US. The U.S. of America reported that 231,664 horses had been tested since Nov 2009, of which 215 were positive either for Theileria equi (205) or Babesia caballi (10). Any late discovered cases were inwards Quarter Horses competing inwards non-sanctioned racing inwards Texas.
• Outbreaks of salmonellosis were reported past times the USA where the illness is considered endemic. Four outbreaks involved untyped Salmonella spp; 7 additional outbreaks involved Group B salmonellae.
• Two outbreaks of rotavirus infection were confirmed inwards French trotters inwards France.
• Australia (New South Wales) together with the U.S. of America diagnosed a express set out of Lawsonia intracellularis infections.
• Equine monocytic ehrlichiosis was recorded inwards Switzerland (one case) together with the USA, with cases inwards Florida (one), Kentucky (39), Pennsylvania (one), together with Virginia (six).
• Several cases of clostridial enteritis inwards foals due to Clostridium perfringens type H5N1 were confirmed inwards the USA.
• A unmarried example of Hendra virus infection together with 2 cases of bat lyssa virus infection were recorded inwards Queensland, Australia.
• The USA confirmed 135 cases of Eastern equine encephalomyelitis involving 22 states. The greatest set out of cases were reported inwards South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, together with Mississippi.
• West Nile virus encephalitis was recorded inwards Italy together with the USA. Italy confirmed 26 outbreaks involving 232 horses of which x were clinically affected with ane death. The full set out of cases inwards the USA during the menstruation nether review was 172. These occurred inwards 36 states, of which Montana, Wyoming, California, Texas, together with Missouri had the largest set out of cases.

*Second quarter figured were reported for Australia

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