1 year, 11 months ago
about Horse Flu
I am buying a horse and another horse at the same place has the flu can he carry it to my place and give it to my 3 month old colt?
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Equine Influenza (either Myxovirus A-equi-1 or Myxovirus A-equi-2) is an acute, highly contagious febrile respiratory disease. Whether a horse will become infected depends upon several things, amongst which is your individual horse's immune response. Often very young, very old, or otherwise debilitated horses fall victim to Equine influenza where a fit individual may escape the disease completely.
Equine Influenza has an incubation period of 1 to 3 days with a range of 18 hours to 5 and sometimes (though rarely) 7 days. The disease is spread by contact with respiratory secretions from an infected horse.
If the horse you are buying has not contracted the flu from the infected horse at the stable, he will not spread it to your colt, unless he is carrying the respiratory secrections (snot) somewhere on his body and your colt comes in contact with it.
The best bet is to quarantine your new horse until you are certain that he isn't infected. Also, make sure you don't walk around your place in shoes and clothing that you wore to the stable with the infected horse so that you don't transfer any disease you may have picked up on your shoes or clothing.
Good luck with your new horse.
Equine Influenza has an incubation period of 1 to 3 days with a range of 18 hours to 5 and sometimes (though rarely) 7 days. The disease is spread by contact with respiratory secretions from an infected horse.
If the horse you are buying has not contracted the flu from the infected horse at the stable, he will not spread it to your colt, unless he is carrying the respiratory secrections (snot) somewhere on his body and your colt comes in contact with it.
The best bet is to quarantine your new horse until you are certain that he isn't infected. Also, make sure you don't walk around your place in shoes and clothing that you wore to the stable with the infected horse so that you don't transfer any disease you may have picked up on your shoes or clothing.
Good luck with your new horse.
source(s):
Merck Veterinary Manual
Merck Veterinary Manual
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