equine prevention

Question 1

• Vaccines are available in both injections and intranasal forms.
• Intranasal vaccines provides immunity at the point of infection.
• Immunity is short-lived, revaccination required every 2 to 3 months for horses at risk for infection.
- “at a show and hear horse hacking, can give one for a short lived immunity)

Answer 1

Equine influenza

Question 2

• Vaccinate before mosquito season.
• Requires two vaccines 30 days apart, then given once yearly.
• New vaccine may require boosters even in previously vaccinated horses.

Answer 2

West Nile Virus

Question 3

• Vaccines are available and effective.

* Vaccinated horses may become infected but have less severe disease.

Answer 3

Potomac Horse Fever

Question 4

• Several vaccines available.
• Vaccines are not very effective but can decrease the severity of the disease.
• High incidence of injection site reactions.
• New intranasal vaccination has no reactions but not very effective.

Answer 4

Strangles or Equine Distemper