equine

Equine Coronavirus

Equine coronavirus is a highly contagious virus of foals and adult horses.

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Strangles

Strangles is a highly contagious disease of the equine upper respiratory tract caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi equi.

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Dr. Knickelbein Receives 2020 Wilson Award

Dr. Kelly Knickelbein is the recipient of the 2020 James M. Wilson Award for the year's most outstanding equine research report.

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a disease that causes foals to be born with severely weakened immune systems.

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Occipitoatlantoaxial Malformation (OAAM)

Occipitoatlantoaxial malformation (OAAM) is a neurologic disorder caused by the malformation of the first two vertebrae of the neck, the atlas (C1) and the axis (C2), and the base of the skull.

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Malignant Hyperthermia (MH)

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare inherited disease that can cause a life-threatening condition triggered by anesthesia drugs.

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Lethal White Overo Syndrome (LWO)

Lethal white overo (LWO) syndrome is an inherited disease in Paint horses. Horses with a particular white spotting pattern known as frame overo can produce affected offspring.

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Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS)

Lavender foal syndrome (LFS) is an inherited disease that causes neurological dysfunction in newborn Arabian foals.

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Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa (JEB)

Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) is an inherited skin disorder that causes skin lesions to develop and progress over time.

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Hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus is an excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain that results in a dome-shaped head.

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