Archive for July 2015
Potomac Horse Fever Alert– Cases for 2015 thus far diagnosed at UKVDL in 2015
All: Potomac Horse Fever (PHF) has an acute onset, sometimes fatal enterotyphlocolitis of horses caused by Neorickettsia risticii, sometimes resulting in abortion. The N. risticii is found in flukes that parasitize freshwater snails. PHF has been diagnosed all around North America and is usually seen in horses older than one year. Common signs are depression,…
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