Nicola Pusterla

Investigating the effect of surface cryotherapy on equine patient compliance to infraorbital nerve block placement

Shane Mart, Harriet Flynn, Linda S. Barter, Bruno H. Pypendop et autres

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of applying ice to the skin overlying the infraorbital canal on the compliance of healthy adult horses to infraorbital nerve block placement during standing sedation. STUDY DESIGN: Blinded, randomized crossover trial. ANIMALS: Thirty healthy adult horses [16 …

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Identifying Host-Characteristics and Management Risk Factors in a California Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) Outbreak

Shadira Gordon, Nicola Pusterla, Carrie J. Finno, Amy Young et autres

Equine alphaherpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) is a highly contagious virus that can cause the neurological form, equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM). Understanding transmission-related risk factors is crucial for improving prevention strategies and guiding effective control measures. In this study, we collected data from 63 horses …

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Investigation of the Seroprevalence to Sarcocystis neurona, Neospora hughesi and Toxoplasma gondii in Healthy Adult Horses Recently Imported to the United States

Philip David van Harreveld, Kaitlyn James, Bryant Craig, Nicola Pusterla

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Equine Oral Diseases

Nicola Pusterla

Oral lesions in horses generally occur for the same multitude of reasons as in small companion animals. Nevertheless, equine patients present unique challenges in terms of physical assessment, oral exam, and diagnostic strategy. The equine oral anatomy and nomenclature are also distinctive …

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Investigation of Selected Prevalence Factors Associated with EHV-2 and/or EHV-5 Infection in Horses with Acute Onset of Fever and Respiratory Signs

Kaitlyn James, Duane E. Chappell, Bryant Craig, Cara A. Wright et autres

The purpose of this study was to determine any associations of EHV-2, EHV-5, and dual infection with EHV-2/-5 with demographic parameters, clinical signs, and coinfection with other common respiratory pathogens. Nasal swabs collected from 9737 horses were tested for EHV-2 and EHV-5, …

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Management of an Equine Herpesvirus-1 Outbreak During a Multi-Week Equestrian Event

Nicola Pusterla, Kaila Lawton, Samantha Barnum, Steve C. Hankin et autres

The present study reports on the management of an EHV-1 outbreak at a large, multi-week equestrian event with ongoing showing. Within a 48 h period, 8 horses out of a cohort of 38 horses from the same trainer displayed elevated rectal temperatures …

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Comparison of Nose Wipes, Stall Sponges, and Air Samples with Nasal Secretions for the Molecular Detection of Equine Influenza Virus in Clinically and Subclinically Infected Horses

Nicola Pusterla, Kaila Lawton, Samantha Barnum, K. Gary Magdesian

In recent years, the use of non-invasive host and environmental samples for the detection and monitoring of equine respiratory pathogens has shown promise and a high overall agreement with the gold standard of nasal secretions. The present study looked at comparing nose …

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Investigation of the Blood Microbiome in Horses With Fever of Unknown Origin

Yining Sun, Y. Tina Yu, Ximena Olarte Castillo, Renee Anderson et autres

BACKGROUND: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) without a respiratory component is a frequent clinical presentation in horses. Multiple pathogens, both tick-borne and enteric, can be involved as etiologic agents. An additional potential mechanism is intestinal barrier dysfunction. OBJECTIVES: This case-control study aimed …

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Investigation of the role of exercise in the detection of selected respiratory pathogens from nose wipes collected from healthy horses

Cara A. Wright, Kay A. Lawton, Samantha Barnum, Bryant Craig et autres

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Local tick populations and human disease risk along popular hiking trails in northern California after multiple weather extremes

Cileah M. Kretsch-York, Janet E. Foley, Nicola Pusterla, Meera C. Heller

ticks in California, particularly in Solano County.

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Detection of Salmonella spp. in pooled environmental samples from an equine veterinary hospital using a novel point-of-care PCR assay

Nicola Pusterla, Kaila Lawton, Samantha Barnum, Andrej Vitomirov et autres

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Genome sequence of Equine Erythroparvovirus 1 , identified in the United States

Y. Tina Yu, Ximena Olarte Castillo, Guillaume Reboul, Jordan D. Zehr et autres

ABSTRACT Equine Erythroparvovirus 1 is a parvovirus that was identified in the blood of four horses in the United States. Here, we report one genome from a horse in New York State. This genome may represent a new species within the genus …

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