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Vesciular stomatitis in Colorado

By Scott Weese on August 5, 2012
Posted in Horses

Vesicular stomatitis (VS) has been reported in a horse in Las Animas County, Colorado. It’s the first diagnosed case in the state since 2006, but it’s not particularly surprising since this viral disease is periodically identified in horses in various parts of the US, and this case may be associated with northward movement of…

More Moroccan rabies

By Scott Weese on March 11, 2012
Posted in Dogs

While rare, Morocco continues to be a source of rabies in European animals. The latest case involved a puppy imported into the Netherlands. The (somewhat) brief version of what happened goes like this:

  • On Jan 28, 2012, a Dutch couple bought an 8-week-old puppy in a parking lot in Morocco. The puppy was taken to

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Equine Quarantine Recommendations

By Scott Weese on October 6, 2011
Posted in equIDblog

Quarantine is an important, effective and underused practice on horse farms. Quarantine can reduce the risk of introducing new infectious agents to animals on the farm or limit the spread of something that’s already starting to circulate through the herd.

A recent article from TheHorse.com gives a good overview of why and how to implement…

Another EHV-1 Equine Hospital Quarantine

By Scott Weese on September 20, 2011
Posted in equIDblog

Once again, an equine hospital is under quarantine because of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1). There have been a number of such incidents this year, highlighting both the increasing concern with this important pathogen and perhaps more transparency and willingness on the part of hospitals to take aggressive infection control measures when it is…

Hendra virus in a dog

By Scott Weese on July 26, 2011
Posted in Dogs

Adding a new twist to the already very concerning situation in Australia, Hendra virus infection has now also been identified in a dog. It’s been a bad year for Hendra virus in Australia, with larger numbers of cases of this highly fatal disease in horses in a geographic range that seems to be expanding.

Rabies quarantine in (and of) Santa Cruz County, Arizona

By Scott Weese on December 5, 2009
Posted in Cats, Dogs, Rabies, Vaccination

A large number of rabies cases in Santa Cruz County, Arizona has lead to the rare practice of implementing a county-wide rabies quarantine. Fifty-four cases of rabies have been diagnosed so far this year, mainly in skunks. That’s about twice as many as normal.

Quarantine is probably not the best description of what they are…

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