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Outbreak Alerts: May 15, 2024 Equine Influenza in King County, WA

July 29, 2024May 15, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Confirmed Case(s) – No Quarantine Source: State Veterinarian’s Office Number Confirmed: 1 Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Private FacilityComments: Under vet care. Purchased at livestock auction and developed cough and nasal discharge soon after. For more information about Equine Influenza, go to https://www.equinediseasecc.org/equine-influenza See past published Outbreak Alerts: https://nwhorsesource.com/category/news/alerts Equine Disease Communication CenterUpdates on current disease outbreaks …

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Outbreak Alerts: May 13, 2024 Equine Influenza in Spokane County, WA

July 29, 2024May 15, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Confirmed Case(s) – No Quarantine Source: State Veterinarian’s Office Number Confirmed: 1 Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Private FacilityComments: Horse is under vet care at Washington State University – Veterinary Teaching Hospital. For more information about Equine Influenza, go to https://www.equinediseasecc.org/equine-influenza See past published Outbreak Alerts: https://nwhorsesource.com/category/news/alerts Equine Disease Communication CenterUpdates on current disease outbreaks are listed …

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Outbreak Alerts: May 13, 2024 Strangles in Ferry County, WA

July 29, 2024May 15, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: State Veterinarian Office Confirmed Case(s) – No Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Number Suspected: 3Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Private FacilityComments: Under vet care at Washington State University – Veterinary Teaching Hospital. For more information about Strangles, go to https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles See past published Outbreak Alerts: https://nwhorsesource.com/category/news/alerts Equine Disease Communication CenterUpdates on current disease outbreaks are listed on …

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Editor’s Postcard: The Grass Dilemma

May 15, 2024 by Kim Roe

Welsh Cob Gus practices yoga poses to reach a blade of grass. Photo Courtesy Kim Roe, Blue Gate Farm.

Managing Plump, Bored Horses Means Rethinking Equine Husbandry With nearly 40 acres of pastures, fields, and woods, my place, Blue Gate Farm, sits on fertile soil and has plenty of water. Even in the hottest, driest summers the grass stays green without irrigation. I’ve spent thousands of dollars and many …

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Business Profile: Langley Equine Studies

May 6, 2024 by Northwest Horse Source

Preparing Students for Success as Equine Body Workers What is your name and your business name? Mary Lou Langley of Langley Equine Studies. How and why did you get started in business? I got started in self-employment as a massage therapist because of my passion for better health care for …

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Outbreak Alerts: April 17, 2024 Strangles in Spokane County, WA

July 29, 2024April 18, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: State Veterinarian Office Confirmed Case(s) – Voluntary Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Facility Type: Boarding FacilityComments: Under vet care and isolated. For more information about Strangles, go to https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles See past published Outbreak Alerts: https://nwhorsesource.com/category/news/alerts Equine Disease Communication CenterUpdates on current disease outbreaks are listed on our EDCC website as they occur and will include the …

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Outbreak Alerts: April 15, 2024 Strangles in King County, WA

July 29, 2024April 16, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: State Veterinarian Office Confirmed Case(s) – Voluntary Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Private FacilityComments: Under veterinary care. No quarantine. For more information about Strangles, go to https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles See past published Outbreak Alerts: https://nwhorsesource.com/category/news/alerts Equine Disease Communication CenterUpdates on current disease outbreaks are listed on our EDCC website as they occur and will include …

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Outbreak Alerts: April 5, 2024 Equine Influenza in Jefferson County, WA

July 29, 2024April 9, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Confirmed Case(s) – No Quarantine Source: State Veterinarian’s Office Number Confirmed: 1 Number Exposed: 1Facility Type: Private FacilityComments: No quarantine. No travel history. Under vet care. Nasal discharge. No signs in other horse. For more information about Equine Influenza, go to https://www.equinediseasecc.org/equine-influenza See past published Outbreak Alerts: https://nwhorsesource.com/category/news/alerts Equine Disease Communication CenterUpdates on current disease outbreaks …

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Outbreak Alert: March 28, 2023 – Equine Infectious Anemia in Los Angeles County, CA

March 28, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Number Confirmed: 2Number Exposed: 10Number Euthanized: 2 Horse 1: Age: 4Gender: GeldingBreed: Quarter Horse (QH)Usage: RacingHorse Status: Euthanized; Horse 2: Age: 8Gender: GeldingBreed: Quarter Horse (QH)Usage: RacingConfirmation Date: 3/20/2024Horse Status: Euthanized Comments: A 4–year–old Quarter Horse gelding and an 8–year–old Quarter Horse gelding in Los Angeles County were confirmed positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). A confirmed EIA positive equid …

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Outbreak Alert: March 28, 2023 – Equine Infectious Anemia in Riverside County, CA

March 28, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Number Confirmed: 4Number Exposed: 21Number Euthanized: 4 Horse: 1Age: 2Gender: GeldingBreed: Quarter Horse (QH)Usage: RacingConfirmation Date: 1/2/2024Horse Status: EuthanizedComments: One of the twenty-two (22) remaining exposed horses tested positive for EIA on the sixty (60) day retest. This two-year-old Quarter Horse gelding was euthanized. The remaining …

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