Rainfall May Foretell Bad Year For Equine Encephalitis
September 30, 2013
Michael Porter, DVM, owner of PHD Veterinary Services of Alachua, Fla., says this year's record rainfall in parts of Florida and Georgia may have awakened a "sleeping monster-equine encephalitis." Depending on which virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, these horses can be infected with arboviruses West Nile or Eastern, Western or Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis. Encephalitides are transmitted… Continue reading...