A cross-sectional study was conducted in the three woredas of Sidama zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPRS) with the aim of determining the overall prevalence of African horse sickness (AHS) in equines and the effect of putative risk factors on the prevalence of AHS. A...
Author(s)
Getaw Yeshitila; Dejene Bekele
Publisher
Academic Journals, Lagos, Nigeria
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, 2017, 9, 9, pp 235-239
A novel Hendra virus variant, genotype 2, was recently discovered in a horse that died after acute illness and in Pteropus flying fox tissues in Australia. We detected the variant in flying fox urine, the pathway relevant for spillover, supporting an expanded geographic range of Hendra virus risk...
Author(s)
Peel, A. J.; Yinda, C. K.; Annand, E. J.; Dale, A. S.; Eby, P.; Eden, J. S.; Jones, D. N.; Kessler, M. K.; Lunn, T. J.; Pearson, T.; Schulz, J. E.; Smith, I. L.; Munster, V. J.; Plowright, R. K.
Publisher
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
Citation
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022, 28, 5, pp 1043-1047
The black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) is a natural reservoir for Hendra virus, a paramyxovirus that causes fatal infections in humans and horses in Australia. Increased excretion of Hendra virus by flying foxes has been hypothesized to be associated with physiological or energetic stress in the...
Author(s)
Hansen, D.; Hunt, B. E.; Falvo, C. A.; Ruiz-Aravena, M.; Kessler, M. K.; Hall, J.; Thompson, P.; Rose, K.; Jones, D. N.; Lunn, T. J.; Dale, A. S.; Peel, A. J.; Plowright, R. K.
Publisher
Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
Citation
PLoS ONE, 2022, 17, 5,
Aims: To describe the demographics of and predictors for pet ownership, reasons for visiting a veterinarian, and pet-related expenditure in pet owners in New Zealand. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted from 18-22 June 2015 using a permission-based panel of New Zealand residents...
Author(s)
Gates, M. C.; Walker, J.; Zito, S.; Dale, A.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Melbourne, Australia
Citation
New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 2019, 67, 6, pp 306-314
This study aimed to identify carriers of Foal immunodeficiency syndrome (FIS) by using this test and assess the outcomes of recommendations made concerning specific breeding combinations. A diagnostic SNP test was developed and launched in 2010 which showed that FIS carrier rates were 39 per cent...
Author(s)
Carter, S. D.; Fox-Clipsham, L. Y.; Christley, R.; Swinburne, J.
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
Veterinary Record, 2013, 172, 15, pp 398
In June 2019 the first equine case of Hendra virus in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia was detected. An urgent human and animal health response took place, involving biosecurity measures, contact tracing, promotion of equine vaccinations and investigation of flying fox activity in the...
Author(s)
Williamson, K. M.; Wheeler, S.; Kerr, J.; Bennett, J.; Freeman, P.; Kohlhagen, J.; Peel, A. J.; Eby, P.; Merritt, T.; Housen, T.; Dalton, C.; Durrheim, D. N.; Chirio, L.; Dale, A.; Jones, D.; Silas, K.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
One Health, 2020, 10,
The Fell and Dales are UK pony breeds that have small populations and may be at risk from in-breeding and inherited diseases. Foal immunodeficiency syndrome (FIS) is a lethal inherited disease caused by the recessive mutation of a single gene, which affects both Fell and Dales ponies and...
Author(s)
Fox-Clipsham, L. Y.; Brown, E. E.; Carter, S. D.; Swinburne, J. E.
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
Veterinary Record, 2011, 169, 25, pp 655
The Canadian breed of horse invokes a fascinating chapter of North American history and as such it is now a heritage breed and the national horse of Canada. The aims of this study were to determine the level of genetic diversity in the Canadian, investigate the possible foundation breeds and the...
Author(s)
Khanshour, A.; Juras, R.; Blackburn, R.; Cothran, E. G.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Journal of Heredity, 2015, 106, 1, pp 37-44
β-Defensins protect the respiratory tract against the myriad of microbial pathogens entering the airways with each breath. However, this potentially hostile environment is known to serve as a portal of entry for herpesviruses. The lack of suitable respiratory model systems has precluded...
Author(s)
Cleemput, J. van; Poelaert, K. C. K.; Laval, K.; Vanderheijden, N.; Dhaenens, M.; Daled, S.; Boyen, F.; Pasmans, F.; Nauwynck, H. J.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Washington, D.C., USA
Citation
Journal of Virology, 2020, 94, 8,
This short communication reports the first definitive diagnosis of a case of anaemia/immunodeficiency syndrome in another breed of horse, the Dales pony. Highlights of the article focused on the diagnosis and treatment, and postmortem examination of a female Dale pony born in May 2008, in the UK.
Author(s)
Fox-Clipsham, L.; Swinburne, J. E.; Papoula-Pereira, R. I.; Blunden, A. S.; Malalana, F.; Knottenbelt, D. C.; Carter, S. D.
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
Veterinary Record, 2009, 165, 10, pp 289-290