"Equine influenza" refers to a contagious respiratory illness that affects horses.
Full definition
Whether signs are shown or not,
equine influenza infection can result in days or weeks off work and the virus rapidly spreads to other horses by nasal aerosol (coughing).
Dog influenza virus is actually mutated form an existing H3N8 strain of
Equine Influenza Virus; which was discovered 40 years ago.
1 Data on file, Study Report No. 14OREQBIO - 1, Zoetis Inc. 2 OIE expert surveillance panel
on equine influenza composition.
With fall approaching, it is important that you help protect your horse from emerging risks, such
as equine influenza virus, equine herpesvirus (EHV) and parasites.
In fact, they are three times more likely to get rhinopneumonitis caused by EHV than flu caused
by equine influenza virus (EIV).1 To combat this serious threat, a proper vaccination plan is key.
In fact, the FLUVAC INNOVATOR line of vaccines sets the standard
for equine influenza vaccine protection.
Different types of
equine influenza vaccine are available and manufactures have different recommendations for their vaccination program but the following is generally appropriate: -
The original, H3N8 canine influenza virus (CIV) is a mutation of the
H3N8 equine influenza virus; it jumped from horses to dogs [sources: VCA, Iowa State].
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Sept. 9, 2014 — Zoetis has partnered with the renowned Gluck Equine Research Center at the University of Kentucky to show that FLUVAC INNOVATOR ®, the
first equine influenza virus (EIV) vaccine, can provide a demonstrated cross-reactive immune response against emerging EIV strains.
Evaluation of the ability of canarypox -
vectored equine influenza virus vaccines to induce humoral immune responses against canine influenza viruses in dogs.
In April 2004, a group of researchers at the University of Florida reported that preliminary findings
suggested equine influenza virus had jumped the species barrier to dogs and caused a respiratory tract disease outbreak, killing eight Greyhounds in January 2004 at a track in Jacksonville, Fla..
New Study Shows FLUVAC INNOVATOR ® Is Cross-reactive Against Three Recent
OIE Equine Influenza Isolates
It's important to be aware of emerging disease risks during the fall months, which can
include equine influenza virus and equine herpesvirus.
In addition to helping deliver protection against
equine influenza due to Type A2 viruses, FLUVAC INNOVATOR 6 aids in the prevention of equine rhinopneumonitis due to EHV - 1 and EHV - 4; equine encephalomyelitis due to Eastern, Western and Venezuelan encephalomyelitis viruses; and tetanus.
Following the recommendation of the Expert Survellence Panel
on Equine Influenza, VETERA vaccines contain updated flu strains.
«Horses, like humans, are vulnerable to new outbreaks of prevalent illnesses such
as equine influenza virus and Streptococcus equi as well as to emerging diseases such as Hendra virus,» said Dr. Paul Lunn, Ph.D., MRCVS, Dip.
Canine influenza virus was initially caused
by equine influenza A H3N8 virus, and the first reported infections were documented in racing greyhounds in Florida in 2004.
The app can help horse owners determine the economic risk
for equine influenza virus (EIV), which causes one of the most common respiratory diseases in horses.
This virus is a genetic variant of the
H3N8 equine influenza virus that gained the ability to infect dogs.
On Oct. 20, 2015, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Oregon State University notified the public that it will not accept horses for anything but emergency services until at least Monday, Oct. 26, due to a diagnosed case of
equine influenza virus at the hospital.
Epidemiological investigation determined that this respiratory illness was caused by
the equine influenza Type AA H3N8 virus.
The H3N8
equine influenza (horse flu) virus has persisted in horses for over 40 years.
Check out our online
Equine Influenza Risk Calculator tool, or download the Equine Influenza Calculator app
GAINESVILLE — Eight Jacksonville racing greyhounds were killed by
an equine influenza virus that jumped the species barrier from horses to dogs, University of Florida researchers announced Thursday.
When nasal discharge is from both nostrils, and is accompanied by a dry cough and lack of appetite, the cause could be
equine influenza, if your horse is not vaccinated.
The canine influenza virus (CIV) is closely related to the virus that causes
equine influenza and it is thought that the equine influenza virus mutated to produce the canine influenza virus.
The affected greyhounds were housed near racehorses that had been vaccinated for
equine influenza.
The H3N8 strain originated in horses (
equine influenza) over 40 years ago.
This virus, belonging to the influenza A family, is a mutated strain of
an equine influenza virus that has been detected in horses for over 40 years.
Discuss additional risk - based vaccination needs annually with your veterinarian for protection against
equine influenza, equine herpesvirus, strangles, leptospirosis and more.
It is thought to have mutated from
the equine influenza a few years ago and was first seen in racing greyhounds in 2004.
Previous studies have shown that truncations or deletions in the NS1 protein significantly attenuate influenza viruses and such approach has been used with human, swine and
equine influenza viruses to generate potential vaccines.
* Cornell University, Test Summary for Canine Influenza Virus in Dogs not Affiliated with Greyhound Racetracks, 2009; Crawford, et al., Transmission of
Equine Influenza Virus to Dogs, P.C., 2005.
Other disease protection backed by the Equine ISG includes infection from West Nile,
equine influenza, tetanus, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis, Western equine encephalomyelitis and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis.
Disease protection backed by the Equine Immunization Support Guarantee includes infection from West Nile virus,
equine influenza virus, tetanus, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus, Western equine encephalomyelitis virus and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus.
It is a very new disease that is believed to have mutated from
an equine influenza virus at a racetrack in Florida in 2004.
Transmission of
equine influenza virus to dogs.
Phrases with «equine influenza»