Equine Respiratory Update
Newsletter Archive
Equine Respiratory Update Current and Past Issues
A Case Study (or two) on Strangles
Spring 2022: Two practitioners share their approach to managing an Streptococcus equi diagnosis
Biosurveillance Program Reaches Sample Milestone
Fall 2021: Program’s 10,000th sample arrives and most recent six-month respiratory disease trends. Plus, new series on the ins and outs of vaccination protocols.
Discerning Differences Between EHV-1 and EHV-4
Spring 2021: Spotlight on equine herpesvirus and cumulative study data for the top infectious upper respiratory diseases in the horse.
Looking Back to What’s Ahead
Fall 2020: Preview the 2020-2021 winter-spring seasonal disease outlook.
Influenza in a Training Barn
Spring 2020: Follow one practitioner’s infectious upper respiratory disease case journey.
From Outbreak to Vaccine: A True Tale of Equine Influenza Surveillance
Fall 2019: A silver lining in an equine influenza outbreak? Thanks to real world surveillance we can learn from an outbreak by isolating and sequencing the strain causing it to potentially improve vaccine protection.
Equine Respiratory Biosurveillance Program: 10 Years Later
Spring 2019: Infectious respiratory disease trends in the industry, from influenza and equine herpesvirus to strangles.
Putting a Chokehold on Strangles
Fall 2018: Biosurveillance Program sheds light on Streptococcus equi subs. equi (better known as strangles), prevalence factors.
How the Biosurveillance Program Delivered the Industry’s Most Current Influenza Vaccine Protection
Spring 2018: In February 2013, an outbreak of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) and equine influenza virus (EIV) impacted a large number of well-vaccinated horses. How the Florida ’13 vaccine strain story began.
Getting to Know the “Other” Herpesviruses
Fall 2017: What we know about the gamma herpesviruses, equine herpesviruses types 2 and 5 (EHV-2, EHV-5). There is some evidence suggesting that EHV-2 and EHV-5 may be clinically important as respiratory and ocular pathogens in some situations.
Spotlight on Equine Herpesvirus-4
Spring 2017: Study confirms equine herpesvirus-4 (EHV-4) is a predominant virus associated with upper airway infection.
Focus on Diagnostics: The Important Role You Play in Monitoring Disease Trends
Summer 2016: Disease trends from January to June 2016. Respiratory Surveillance questionnaire. The importance of collecting accurate samples.
Disease Trends, Case Demographics Underscore Importance of Good Biosecurity
Spring 2016: Surprising trends take shape in eighth year of the Respiratory Biosurveillance Program. Why sound biosecurity measures are more important than ever.
Tracking an Uptick in Equine Influenza
Fall 2015: The most recent six months of Biosurveillance data reveal equine influenza virus (EIV) as the most common pathogen. Interesting demographic factors observed among EIV positive cases.
Why the Program Matters to Your Clinic
Spring 2015: The inaugural issue of the Equine Respiratory Update newsletter provides an overview of the Equine Biosurveillance Program, developed to study the prevalence and epidemiology of relevant viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens.
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