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Equine influenza is an acute, contagious respiratory disease. It is caused by two distinct subtypes of influenza A viruses within the genus Influenzavirus A of the family Orthomyxoviridae: subtype 1: H7N7 and subtype 2: H3N8.
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www.spc.int/rahs/Manual/Equine/INFLEUNZAE.htm
www.spc.int/rahs/Manual/Equine/INFLEUNZAE.htm
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Equine influenza (EI) is caused by a type A Orthomyxovirus. The viruses are 80 to 120 nanometers (nm) in diameter, and consist of a core of eight separate segments of single-strand ribonucleic acid (RNA) surrounded by a spiked arrangement of glycoproteins.
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www.avma.org/public_health/influenza/equine_bgnd.asp
www.avma.org/public_health/influenza/equine_bgnd.asp
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Horses are commonly vaccinated to protect against pathogens which are responsible for diseases which are endemic within the general horse population, such as equine influenza virus (EIV) and equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), and against a variety of diseases which are less common but which lead to greater morbidity and ...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16476488
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Discrepant results were observed in the authors' laboratories when using kaolin treatment before testing equine sera for antibodies against equine influenza virus (EIV) subtype-1 (H7N7). It is demonstrated here that kaolin treatment leads to false positive results when testing for antibodies against EIV subtype-1,
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16789714
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Equine Influenza should not be a problem if horses are routinely vaccinated, AND if new arrivals are isolated from the herd for 2-3 weeks and vaccinated. However, NO vaccine provides 100% protection, and infection IS POSSIBLE in vaccinated horses.
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www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/ivm/ENG/ERD/influenza.html
www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/ivm/ENG/ERD/influenza.html
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A profile of EI, Equine Influenza, Flu. Causes, effects, prevention, symptoms and treatments are explained. ... Most horses make a full recovery from Equine Influenza. Occasionally, secondary infections such as pneumonia may set in and lung or heart damage may occur...
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horses.about.com/od/commonproblems/p/influenza.htm
horses.about.com/od/commonproblems/p/influenza.htm
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On 2 September 2007, the then Prime Minister and the then Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry announced that there would be a full, independent inquiry into the outbreak of equine influenza in Australia in August of 2007.
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www.equineinfluenzainquiry.gov.au/
www.equineinfluenzainquiry.gov.au/
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Equine influenza, caused by the orthomyxovirus equine influenza A type 2 (A/equine 2), is one of the most common infectious diseases of the respiratory tract of horses. It is endemic in the equine population of the United States and throughout much of the world, with the notable exceptions of New Zealand and Iceland.
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www.aaep.org/equine_influenza.htm
www.aaep.org/equine_influenza.htm
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