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Re: [RC] jWest Nile Vaccine, where? - Jim SimpsonI attended a seminar that was put on by a Fort Dodge vet. What he said was that the FDA will not allow them to recommend 2 doses a year, but the major equine universities are. He was pulling all of his information on vaccine coverage out of a study done on 7500 horses by the Universities of Florida and Kentucky. The study give incident rates, mortality rates and recommended vaccination schedules. The info was not necessarily the same that you (or my vet) will get if they call Fort Dodge directly. In short they what was said. Vaccinate pregnant mares 30 to 45 days prior to foaling then the foal (from a fully vaccinated mare) at 4 to 5 months. The consensus from the studies (not officially Ft Dodge) was spring and Aug. They do feel that the foals will carry over the mare's immunity. They also feel that the incidence of side effects is similar to that from the sleeping sickness vaccine. The Minnesota Dept of Health is tracking all reported cases by location. You can find the page by going to their data bases. The highest rates of occurrence is falling under the major flight paths for the migratory birds. They are still saying the best precautions are vaccinating and getting rid of standing water around barns. They did say there are some type of fish you can even put in the stock tanks that eat misqueto larve. I haven't quite gotten that one figured out yet. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed and Wendy Hauser <sisufarm@xxxxxxxxxx> To: Laurie Durgin <ladurgin@xxxxxxx> Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [RC] jWest Nile Vaccine, where? We just had a conference with our MN vet last week. After we got done with the mare with the broken coffin bone (It is healing nicely), we talked about W Nile. The consensus is that the first year 3 shots are necessary (original, booster, third in august). The second year April, and July or August. Most of the cases show up in August and Sept here. Ed Ed and Wendy Hauser 1140 37th Street Hudson, WI 54016 715.386.0465 sisufarm@xxxxxxxxxx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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