MAY 2023 VOLUME 32, NO.2
A PUBLICATION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY SCIENCE, MAXWELL H. GLUCK EQUINE RESEARCH CENTER FUNDED BY:
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A Note from the Editors of the Equine INTERNATIONAL First Quarter 2023..................1,2 Disease Quarterly
First Quarter 2023
Quarterly (EDQ) has inevitably become a more fluid publication with multiple behind-the-scenes changes in editors and staff, new sponsors— NATIONAL Equine Respiratory Biosurveillance- including Equus Standardbred Station and What have we learned?...............5,6 M & J Insurance, and of course, the move to an Gastric Ulcers inHorses............6,7 electronic format.
The following report was composed with information provided by the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and Equine Diagnostic Solutions, Inc.(EDS)—both in Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America (USA); IDEXX Laboratories, Germany; the International Thoroughbred Breeders Federation; the International Collating Centre (ICC) in Newmarket, United Kingdom (UK); and by the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC). This report is retrospective and does not claim to be complete. However, it provides an indication of heightened activity of relevant contagious or environment-linked diseases among equids. To further improve this data, it is encouraged to report laboratory-confirmed infectious diseases and toxicoinfections of Equidae to the ICC in Newmarket, UK. Reporting of equine diseases from the Southern Hemisphere and from most parts of Asia was scarce. A case of glanders (caused by Burkholderia mallei) was reported from eastern-central Russia near the Mongolian border. Uruguay reported a single case of equine infectious anemia (EIA) virus infection. North America and Europe, including the British Isles, consistently reported cases and outbreaks of strangles (caused by Streptococcus equi spp. equi). The numbers reported by EDCC and ICC corroborate the laboratory data from EDS and IDEXX, and detection of the pathogen in nasal swabs/pharyngeal or guttural pouch washes is widespread. However, it is difficult to interpret disease incidence from laboratory results, because some samples likely represent follow-up samples derived from an ongoing outbreak.
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Since its inception, the EDQ has provided readers with an opening commentary, in which an expert provides opinions or thoughts on a timely topic, often related to the articles within the issue. We are excited to announce that beginning with the next issue, the opening commentary will transition into a University of Kentucky Department of T HAN K YOU SPONSOR S! Veterinary Science spotlight.
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The goal of this new format expands on what the EDQ does best, communicating important scientific research and disease knowledge to the equine industry. With this upcoming change, we aim to provide our departmental faculty, staff, graduate students and collaborators the opportunity to highlight their research and display the department’s dedication and enthusiasm to the advancement of equine science and health. We are very proud of the department’s accomplishments and continued contributions to the global equine industry. We hope you enjoy this new addition to the EDQ.
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