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| West Nile
Virus Information: (WNV) 
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Health
Alert to be Lifted (12/22/01) health officials
cautioned this week that the West Nile virus still might be lurking
in Florida Virus may have long-term hold (10/29/01) Florida provides the ideal conditions for the virus: wet weather, lots of mosquitos, standing water and warm temperatures. Virus found in dead horse (10/13/01) Authorities have euthanized at least four horses in Citrus County that showed the symptoms of the West Nile virus. Couple keep vigil over their purebred Arabian (9/30/01)Finney came down with the West Nile virus more than two weeks ago and was on his way to recovery - with the help of around-the-clock care from his owners and neighbors - until he was bitten by a brown recluse spider. Medical Alert Extended pdf (9/07/01) The Florida Department of Health (DOH) has announced a medical alert for Marion County based on West Nile virus activity. Dibrom not to blame (9/05/01)But state officials say it's unlikely that aerial spraying for mosquitoes had anything to do with dead fish discovered in Lake Heritage over the Labor Day weekend. However, officials do not rule out the possibility that spraying has caused some health problems among humans, and they are encouraging people to report any problems. s Spraying starts again (9/02/01) A second round of aerial spraying of insecticide to combat mosquitoes is planned to begin early Labor Day morning in Jefferson County. Infant Treated for EEE (9/01/01) An 8-month-old girl who lives in Leon County has been hospitalized with eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-transmitted disease considered more dangerous than the West Nile virus. WNV Posative Bird at FSU (9/01/01) Harley, in a written statement, said FSU may respond by spraying insecticide or using larvacide on campus and distributing insect repellent to students participating in outdoor sports. WNV Stats 5 people positive, 1 person dead, 31 horses tested positive, 38 birds positive (From cornell.edu).. Spraying Impact Unknown (8/25/01) Two days after aerial spraying was conducted over the neighborhood, residents said the numbers of the biting bugs have dropped dramatically. Information from the CDC on Adulticiding (pdf) it is expected that prevention and control measures, no matter how intensive, cannot prevent all WN virus infections in humans. More spraying (8/26/01) Aerial spraying of insecticide to combat mosquitoes was completed Friday night over the Old Bainbridge Road area north of Interstate 10 and over the Buck Lake and Chaires areas. Additional spraying had been planned on Monday over the Buck Lake and Chaires areas, but that will not happen Florida’s Fourth Human Case of West Nile Virus (pdf)(8/24/01) The case was reported in a 73-year-old female from Sarasota County. It is believed that the woman contracted the disease while visiting Marathon in the Florida Keys last month. A medical alert is now in effect for Monroe County Dibrom Information Page Minimize exposure, Dibrom (Naled) information and links. Minimize Exposure to Pesticides (8/22/01)Close windows, turn off air conditioners, keep pets inside. Goodbye Mosquitoes (8/22/01)Leon County commissioners unanimously approved the spraying earlier this month to ward off mosquito-transmitted illnesses such as West Nile virus. Schools preparing for spraying (8/21/01) LaPorta said outdoor water fountains should be covered with plastic bags, and playground equipment will be washed after the spraying. He said the state has been notified of scheduled outdoor events such as the annual football jamboree. West Nile Virus Lecture in Tallahassee (8/21/01) Dr. William Jeter, D.V.M., Diagnostic Veterinarian Manager, Bureau of Animal Disease Control will give a presentation on "The Prevention, Transmission and Prognosis of West Nile Virus and other Equine Encephalitis Diseases". The presentation will be held at Animal Veterinary Services, on Tuesday, August 21, 2001 beginning at 6:15 PM. Florida’s Third Human Case of West Nile Virus (8/20/01) The Florida Department of Health (DOH) announced today that the third human encephalitis case caused by the West Nile (WN) virus has been diagnosed. The case was reported in a 40-year-old male from Jefferson County. Additional West Nile Virus Vaccine for Horses (8/20/01)Fort Dodge indicated it should be able fill all back orders currently in its ordering system by September. This latest release could provide Florida and other states as many as 500,000 additional doses of vaccine. Is it an Epidemic? (8/19/01)"Based on current information on casualties, the odds of an American dying of this summer's most dreaded virus are roughly 1 in a million, the statistical cutoff point for saying something has almost no risk at all." Horses receive new vaccination (8/19/01) Horse owners Saturday brought their beloved steeds to a West Nile virus immunization clinic in hopes of keeping them free of the dangerous disease. Spraying is safe, but groups suggest taking precautions (8/19/01)... environmental groups and some physicians who oppose insecticide spraying of Dibrom said people should do whatever they can to minimize exposure. Aerial insecticide spraying set to start (8/18/01) State and local officials are trying to prevent further spread of the mosquito-transmitted diseases by spraying the insecticide Dibrom over North Florida. Aerial spraying will be conducted in nine zones throughout the county, according to Amy Bryan, community health director with Leon County Mosquito Control. Jack Petersen, medical entomologist, Florida A&M Extension (8/19/01) Petersen says he agrees with the recent decision by the New York State Department of Health to refrain from spraying pesticides before using IPM techniques. Bronson Announces Aerial Spray Program (8/19/01)Officials are pursuing an additional $500,000 in funding to provide Bronson's department with the resources needed to perform emergency aerial spraying. West Nile expert: Not a time to panic (8/18/01) If a person is bitten by an infected mosquito, the chances of [getting West Nile virus] is very, very small. The proportion of people who become actually ill once they've been infected is even smaller, and it's a very, very rare event for someone to become severely ill and succumb to the illness. Atlanta Woman Dies of West Nile (8/17/01) The 71-year-old woman was treated at a hospital 12 days for encephalitis before she died Aug. 11. Tests done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the cause of death Friday. Aerial spraying gives wing to health concerns (08/15/01) The EPA is currently reviewing organophosphates like Dibrom. It classified one component of the insecticide as a possible carcinogen, according to Dibrom's material safety data sheet. Current Status of West Nile Virus (8/11/01) There have been three confirmed human cases of WNV illness and 23 confirmed clinical cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection detected in horses. County takes swat at mosquitoes (8/04/01) "These diseases are rare, fortunately," said Art Cooper, administrator of the Leon County Health Department. "But even one case in an elderly person of West Nile . . . is devastating. And if we can prevent it, we need to do everything we can." Earlier this week, Leon County commissioners unanimously approved a measure giving the county's Mosquito Control authority to seek aerial spraying as soon as needed. On Friday, officials with Mosquito Control and the local Health Department decided to ask the state to begin aerial spraying. West Nile virus vaccine in Florida (8/03/01) Charles H. Bronson today announced that a vaccine to protect horses against West Nile virus (WNV) will be available in Florida as early as next week. Conditional License for WNV for Horses (8/01/01) Conditional licenses are generally issued with restrictions and for a limited period of time. Vaccine for Horses Approved (8/01/01) The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a conditional United States Veterinary Biological Product License to American Home Products, Inc., Establishment No. 112, Fort Dodge, Iowa, for the manufacture and distribution of West Nile Virus Vaccine, Killed Virus. Florida zigzags on mosquito control (8/01/01) 16 of Florida's 67 counties do not have a mosquito control program, including six counties where the threat of mosquito-borne illnesses is so great the state has issued a medical alert. Yesterday, state health officials extended the alert to include 28 counties. Leon County Mosquito Control Request for Services (8/01/01) Mosquito control services are available to all city and county residents. Leon Horse tests Positive for WNV (8/01/01) State health officials extended a medical alert for mosquito-borne viruses to more North Florida counties Tuesday - a day after officials confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in a Leon County horse. Medical Alert Extended to 28 North Florida Counties pdf file (7/31/01) Residents flock to stores to load up on repellent (7/30/01) Customers are flocking to Florida Farm & Feed for products that will protect their horses and other animals from mosquitoes, which carry Eastern and Western equine encephalitis as well as West Nile virus. Human Case of WNV in Florida Confirmed (7/28/01) On Friday, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a 73-year-old Madison man is the first person in Florida to have the West Nile virus. Officials to begin aerial spraying (7/26/01) State officials have received requests from Wakulla and Liberty counties in North Florida to begin nighttime aerial spraying in the fight against mosquito-borne viruses. Pesticide Spraying (7/25/01)the New York State Health Department reported during the summer of 2000, considerably more New Yorkers became ill from pesticides used to combat the West Nile Virus than became ill from the virus itself. Knowing the enemy is first step (7/22/01) You hate mosquitoes. They bite you and annoy you, and lately they've scared you when you hear stories about mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis. First Equine Case of West Nile Virus in Florida Confirmed (7/20/01) This is the first confirmation of an equine WNV infection in the United States in 2001. This is also the first-ever case of WNV infection in a U.S. horse residing south of Delaware CEI Impact Worksheet (07/24/01) The first equine case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the United States in 2001was confirmed on July 20 in a Florida horse by USDA-APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories. The positive horse was located in Jefferson County, Florida. In addition, two other ill horses on two separate premises in Jefferson County were classified as probable cases of WNV infection. Florida Dept. of Health: alert extended to 14 counties (7/24/01) excerpt: The Florida Department of Health (DOH) announced today that they now have the first presumptive human case of West Nile virus (WN) in Florida. Human case of West Nile suspected-tdo.com (7/24/01) excerpt: The Florida Department of Health announced Monday what it suspects is the first case of West Nile virus in a human being in Florida. American Red Cross, Capital Area Chapter excerpt: With the discovery of West Nile Virus in Florida the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross has developed this web site to provide information to all Floridians on what West Nile Virus is and how the State of Florida is combating the virus. History of WN Virus from the CDC excerpt: West Nile (WN) virus has emerged in recent years in temperate regions of Europe and North America, presenting a threat to public, equine, and animal health. The most serious manifestation of WN virus infection is fatal encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in humans and horses, as well as mortality in certain domestic and wild birds. West Nile Virus Case Confirmed- tdo.com (7/21/01) The reach of the West Nile virus in North Florida grows wider. State health officials confirmed Friday the first case of West Nile virus in a Florida horse. USDA Guidelines for WNV Prevention DOACS Press Release (7/20/01)Following reports of four crows in North Florida and one crow in South Georgia testing positive for West Nile virus (WNV), officials today reported the first confirmed case of WNV in a horse in Jefferson County, Florida. FDACS Florida Arbovirus Website (7/20/01) Jefferson County Cooperative Extension (7/20/01) Clinical signs of WN virus infection in horses AAEP- Horses as Sentinels (11/00) USGS Researchers: West Nile Moves Bird-to-Bird in Lab (10/26/00) Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey said today that the West Nile Virus can be transmitted from bird-to-bird in a confined laboratory setting. It had been thought that the virus was only transmitted through mosquito bites. Not a Terror Attack (10/11/00)“If one were a terrorist and were going to choose a pathogen for release, it wouldn’t be this one,” said Richard Pollack, a public health entomologist at the Harvard School of Public Health. “This isn’t going to cause very much bang for your buck.” Europe Bans Import Of U.S. Horses:Last minute negotiations between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the European Commission have failed to stop a ban on the importation of U.S. horses from New York, Connecticut and New Jersey into Europe. Trivial facts about a non-trivial insect How far do certain mosquitoes fly? Salt marsh mosquitoes migrate 75 to 100 miles. |
| Eastern
Equine Encephalitis: (EEE) 
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About
EEE Any Florida horse from Pensacola to
Lake Okeechobee that is located near a freshwater swamp or marsh is
at greater risk to EEE. Third Georgia person contracts equine encephalitis (07/28/01)A third person in Southeast Georgia has contracted eastern equine encephalitis, the Southeast Health Unit reported. A Jeff Davis County man who had been hospitalized in Savannah in mid-July is convalescing at home after blood tests performed last week confirmed he contracted the mosquito-borne disease in July, said Ted Holloway, director of the Waycross-based health unit. Encephalitis kills Panhandle horses (7/03/01) Twenty-four horses in Holmes, Jackson and Santa Rosa counties (all at least 70 miles west of Tallahassee) have been diagnosed with encephalitis since June 14. As of Monday, all but one of the horses had died Number Of Cases Grows In Panhandle (06/29/01) As the number of cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) grows, state agriculture officials are urging Floridians to take precautions against this mosquito-borne disease. Jefferson County Cooperative Extension (07/01) Recent rains in the Panhandle have been followed by an outbreak of encephalitis in the equine population. Approximately 20 horses died in less than 2 weeks in Holmes, Jackson and Santa Rosa counties. |
| Mare
Reproductive Loss Syndrome: (MRLS) 
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Articles from Keeneland:Possible Heart Scanning for Foals(5/25/01) Keeneland is exploring ways to deal with sale horses whose health might have been compromised by pericarditis and other problems linked to mare reproductive loss syndromeArticles from Horse.com:Questions & Answers from Kentucky Ag (5/25/01) Following are some of the questions and answers from the informational meeting Thursday about Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome.Pastures Deemed "Safe" for Mares (5/25/01) Dr. David Powell of the Gluck Equine Research Center said at the Keeneland informational meeting on the evening of May 24 that he is "confident at this stage that the incidence of problems has dropped significantly." Articles From The Associated Press:Cherry Tree Theory (5/25/01) The theory hasn’t been confirmed, and it isn’t clear how the poison got into the pregnant mares, but observations implicate cyanide as the causeFoal Deaths May Remain Mystery (5/24/01) Twenty years ago, pregnant mares on central Kentucky horse farms began spontaneously aborting their fetuses in unsettling numbers. Cyanide Cited in Ky. Foal Deaths (5/24/01) Cyanide occurring naturally in black cherry trees is the apparent cause of more than 500 foal and fetus deaths on central Kentucky farms this spring, scientists said Thursday. Articles From Bloodhorse News:Researchers Zero In on Cyanide as Cause(5/24/01) sArticles From the UK College of Agriculture:Mycotoxins Ruled Out (5/23/01) Additional pasture and hay sample results obtained today (5/23) continue to be negative for all mycotoxins, adding further evidence that mycotoxins are not the cause of the syndrome.Scientists Requesting Samples for Ongoing MRLS (5/23/01) Horse owners, breeders and farm managers can help in the scientific process by submitting samples of hay, feed, manure and colostrum. UK Lab Feels Horse Disease Not Viral (5/14/01) Dr. Lenn Harrison, director of UK's Disease and Diagnostic Lab said he feels strongly there is no viral component causing recent foal deaths in Kentucky's Bluegrass region. Pastures May or May Not Hold Key (5/11/01) Scientists at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture are investigating a number of different pasture-related theories. Scientists Investigating Cause of Mare Disease (5/9/01) An unusually high number of late-term abortions and early fetal deaths have been submitted recently to the UK Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center in Lexington. University of Florida Recommendations Regarding Equine Abortions (4/28/01) The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is trying hard to keep other states informed, and at this time, the Texas Animal Health Commission is not increasing restrictions for the movement of equine from Kentucky Article from the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Florida:Outbreak of equine abortions in central Kentucky A series of abortions has recently been reported in several farms in central Kentucky. |
| Foot
and Mouth Disease Info: (FMD)
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WTAE-TV
Horse Auctions (5/30/01) Iinvestigative
reporter Paul Van Osdol reports that horse meat is popular in Europe
-- and, with foot-and-mouth disease, the price is going up. A Growing Hunger For Horses (5/30/01) Foot and mouth disease may not have reached the United States yet, but it's already claiming its first U.S. victims: horses. More horses go to slaughter to feed Europe (4/24/01) Its livestock markets decimated by mad cow and foot-and-mouth diseases, Europe is turning to North America for a substitute for beef and lamb, fueling a sudden demand for a little-known U.S. export: horse meat. Equine Semen Importation ALERT (4/2001)Equine and canine semen/embryos from the EU and countries affected with FMD must be accompanied by a supplementary certificate Foot & Mouth Disease & Horses (4/04/01) As FMD becomes more widespread , the following protocol for shipping horses is suggested in countries affected by FMD (plus/including England, Ireland, & Europe) s |
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