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Equine Disease Quarterly
Editors Peter Timoney Alan Loynachan Cynthia Gaskill
Staff Diane Furry Tawana Brown Dennis Duross
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Tmarket reported the following equine disease outbreaks .
Denmark , France , Germany , South Africa , Switzerland , and the USA reported occurrences of strangles . The number of recorded outbreaks varied from one in Denmark , 12 in France , seven in Germany , sporadic occurrences in South Africa , and two in Switzerland . The USA reported the disease as endemic . At least 33 outbreaks were confirmed in 13 states , with multiple cases diagnosed on affected premises in four states .
Influenza was reported by the UK ( two outbreaks , both involving recently imported Irish Draft horses ) and the USA ( a single outbreak ).
Germany , South Africa , and the USA recorded equine herpesvirus 1 ( EHV-1 ) related diseases . EHV-1 respiratory infections were reported in various states in the USA . Cases of abortion were diagnosed in South Africa ( two cases and one death in a neonatal foal ) and the USA ( isolated cases on four premises ). Neurologic disease due to EHV-1 was recorded by Germany ( one outbreak involving four horses ) and the USA ( two outbreaks in Virginia , one involving two cases and the other , four cases of the disease , two of which died or were euthanized ).
Respiratory disease associated with equine herpesvirus 4 infection was reported by France ( nine outbreaks ), Germany ( four outbreaks ), South Africa ( single case ), and the UK ( two outbreaks , each involving a single case of the disease ).
Canada and the USA confirmed cases of equine infectious anemia during the period under review . In Canada , the infection was diagnosed on two premises in Alberta and five in Manitoba . The total number of infected horses was 14 , of which 12 were identified during pre-entry import testing for events and two represented follow-up testing .
INTERNATIONAL
The Role of Footings in Musculoskeletal Disease and Performance
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Tcited when an unexpected performance or injury occurs with a performance horse . While the importance of surfaces can easily be overstated , unlike many other risk factors , surfaces impact every
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The USA recorded EIA in five states : Colorado ( two cases ), Illinois ( one case ), Kansas ( three cases ), North Carolina ( single case ), and Oklahoma ( two cases ).
Equine piroplasmosis was recorded by France ( endemic ), South Africa ( infection confirmed in five provinces ), Switzerland ( single case ), and the USA ( multiple cases in several states with a vast majority in Quarter Horse racehorses ; iatrogenic transmission confirmed or suspected ).
Germany diagnosed contagious equine metritis in ten Icelandic horses located on five premises .
The USA reported ten cases of Salmonellosis involving infection with serogroup B Salmonellae and five with serogroup C3 Salmonellae .
Multiple cases ( 27 ) of equine neorickettsiosis were diagnosed in Kentucky , USA .
Proliferative enteropathy due to Lawsonia intracellularis was confirmed in several foals in Kentucky .
France recorded five outbreaks of rotavirus infection , most involving single cases of the disease .
Eastern equine encephalomyelitis was recorded in the USA . The disease was diagnosed in 39 horses in six states , the largest number in Wisconsin .
South Africa and the USA reported cases of West Nile encephalitis . A total of 135 cases were diagnosed in 15 states in the USA , the majority during the month of September .
Rabies was confirmed in the USA with single cases recorded in Minnesota and North Carolina .
Rhodococcal related disease was reported as endemic in the USA with 27 cases diagnosed during the period under review .
A case of tetanus was recorded in a foal in Japan , equine encephalosis in South Africa , seasonal pasture associated atypical myopathy in Ireland , and ehrlichiosis in Switzerland .
horse which competes at a venue . Epidemiological research also shows that the type of surface — dirt , turf , or wax-coated sand — has a statistically significant effect on injuries even when other factors are considered .
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