GTs
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For the EHV you sent over in a shipment, which now has barns in Florida, Southern California and the Bay Area under quarantine.
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Patches
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Eeek.
I was only thinking about West Nile earlier and when that'll appear in England with horses being imported, not to mention when the critters responsible start migrating here too.
I've not heard any reports of the Herpes virus and a European Shipment being to blame.
I was only thinking about West Nile earlier and when that'll appear in England with horses being imported, not to mention when the critters responsible start migrating here too.
I've not heard any reports of the Herpes virus and a European Shipment being to blame.
Fairynuff
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We are well known for our generosity! Italy sent Ireland a good dose of equine infectious aenemia in plasma used for TB foals. Hope it dies out soon(EHV)and doesnt do too much damage to the breeding industry. M.
GTs
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West Nile is very managable - cheap effective vaccine! I also believe horses are host end carriers so it does not spread from them - however do not quote me on that.
The shipment landed in NY with a horse showing symptoms 2 days after leaving quarantine. Unfortunately by that time the damage is done.
The shipment landed in NY with a horse showing symptoms 2 days after leaving quarantine. Unfortunately by that time the damage is done.
Patches
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I'm sure you're right on the WN virus...hence why I ended up adding the bit about the critters migrating.
I was actually thinking of the anaemia that Mairi mentioned as I've read about that recently in the monthly Equine mags. Memory lapse (I'm having a few of those lately) made me think West Nile.....d'oh
Hope it sorts itself out very quickly. There's a jab for it isn't there? When I owned my head shaker there was research linking EHV type 1 to headshaking as the virus was alleged to settle in the trigeminal nerve causing neuralgia in the face/jaw. Isn't EHV also linked to abortion in mares?
Remembering back to 2001 and FMD in farming, I can totally sympathise and understand how quickly these things spread. Animals are transported over vast areas and it's when things like this happen that we realise the extent of movements
I was actually thinking of the anaemia that Mairi mentioned as I've read about that recently in the monthly Equine mags. Memory lapse (I'm having a few of those lately) made me think West Nile.....d'oh
Hope it sorts itself out very quickly. There's a jab for it isn't there? When I owned my head shaker there was research linking EHV type 1 to headshaking as the virus was alleged to settle in the trigeminal nerve causing neuralgia in the face/jaw. Isn't EHV also linked to abortion in mares?
Remembering back to 2001 and FMD in farming, I can totally sympathise and understand how quickly these things spread. Animals are transported over vast areas and it's when things like this happen that we realise the extent of movements
GTs
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You can vaccinate against it - it is not 100%, but once a horse has it, it is more of rolling the dice to see it's outcome. Yes it is linked to abortion in mares.
foraday
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http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/westnilevirus/index.htm
According to DEFRA's site there has never been a west nile outbreak in the uk
Tell us more gts-where did the horse orginate from?
According to DEFRA's site there has never been a west nile outbreak in the uk
Tell us more gts-where did the horse orginate from?
Tia
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I was only thinking about West Nile earlier and when that'll appear in England
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Only a matter of time. It only reached this part of Ontario fairly recently.
I was only thinking about West Nile earlier and when that'll appear in England
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Only a matter of time. It only reached this part of Ontario fairly recently.
GTs
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I presume it came from Uganda. It basically is a serious disease that horses get from Mosquitoes (birds are the most susceptible, and I believe most mosquitoes get it from them). It causes serious neurological effects and acts similar to encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and meningitis (inflammation of the spinal cord). It is incredibly painful for the horse, and usually terminal.
There is a vaccine which works very well - you give them 2 doses 3 weeks apart and a booster annually and they should be OK!! Really not that scary or difficult to manage. Being blood born you do not really have to worry about transmission in a barn.
Humans can get west Nile too - it usually only kills old people though!
There is a vaccine which works very well - you give them 2 doses 3 weeks apart and a booster annually and they should be OK!! Really not that scary or difficult to manage. Being blood born you do not really have to worry about transmission in a barn.
Humans can get west Nile too - it usually only kills old people though!
Patches
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Yup I realise that. I did say afterwards in my second post that I'd confused West Nile with the Infectious Anaemia outbreaks in Ireland.
Not enough coffee to fuel the brain you see! I do wonder if (more likely when) the West Nile critters will find their way over the pond and into our equines though. Of course, I'd like to say never, but that saying "never say never" wasn't created for no reason eh?
Not enough coffee to fuel the brain you see! I do wonder if (more likely when) the West Nile critters will find their way over the pond and into our equines though. Of course, I'd like to say never, but that saying "never say never" wasn't created for no reason eh?
Patches
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Problem with the EHV I'd guess being over there is that alot of horses are kept at large ranches aren't they? Not small livery yards like we have in the UK.
Didn't you once say there were 300 at one ranch (again, not enough coffee so forgive me if I'm confusing you with someone else)? Something infectious is bound to sweep through that type of barn.
I pray that the little critters that carry West Nile don't have England on their list of places to visit before they die!
Didn't you once say there were 300 at one ranch (again, not enough coffee so forgive me if I'm confusing you with someone else)? Something infectious is bound to sweep through that type of barn.
I pray that the little critters that carry West Nile don't have England on their list of places to visit before they die!
GTs
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Yes 300 horses is pretty common for barns - another aspects is our horses are far more mobile. I think in England when you go to a show you trailer down there, and back. Over here we drop the horses there for the weekend.
Getting it under control is much like the foot and mouth battle.
Getting it under control is much like the foot and mouth battle.