INTERNATIONAL THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS' FEDERATION 

INTERNATIONAL COLLATING CENTRE

Animal Health Trust
Information Exchange on Infectious Equine Disease
Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, England
Telephone: + 44 (0) 1638 555399
Fax: + 44 (0) 1638 555659
Website: http://www.aht.org.uk/icc/linksicc.html

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PLEASE CONTACT RICHARD NEWTON OR MAIRE O'BRIEN ON THE ABOVE NUMBER, OR E-MAIL
maire.obrien@aht.org.uk  TO SUBMIT REPORTING INFORMATION

Interim Report – November 2017 #8 (16.11.17)

USA
Pigeon Fever (Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis)
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has issued a report of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection (Pigeon Fever) in three horses near the towns of Duvall and Carnation in King County. The affected animals include a 15-year-old Paint gelding, a 14-year-old Haflinger-cross gelding and a 25-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare. Biosecurity and treatment measures are currently under veterinary supervision. A voluntary hold order is in place.

 

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International Collating Centre