African horse sickness in south-east Asia African horse sickness is exotic to Australia – but was diagnosed for the first time in southeast Asia in 2020. If it reaches our shores it has the potential to cause high mortality rates in horses as well as having...
From dull to dead – a horse with Hendra virus Unusual presentation: Horse depressed, breathing rapidly and sweating, with nasal discharge , and swollen eyelids and supraorbital fossae. Above: Hendra-affected lung from CSIRO EAD Field Guide (Images on this page from...
Ill-thrift in horses due to suspect plant toxicity Unusual presentation: Twelve horses in a herd of 30 dull and lethargic. Time and location: October 2019, Longreach Queensland. Case definition: Horses of any age (from 2 to 16 years) with rough coats and in poor body...
Suspect Chillagoe disease in horses Unusual presentation: Neurological signs and multiple mortalities of horses. Above: Reddening of the mucosa with erosions and areas of thickening Time and location: October 2019, Barcoo region of Queensland. Case definition: Horses...
Murray Valley Encephalitis (MVE) in a stock horse Unusual presentation: This was the second horse on a station to have persistent neurological signs in 3 weeks. The investigation was approved as an SDI as: several notifiable diseases of horses can present as...
