Equine Coronavirus: An Infectious Disease Affecting Florida Horses
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Keywords

equine
coronavirus
fever
infectious disease
horse

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DeNotta, Sally, and Linda Mittel. 2023. “Equine Coronavirus: An Infectious Disease Affecting Florida Horses: VM250/VM250, 1/2023”. EDIS 2023 (1). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-vm250-2023.

Abstract

This publication provides an overview of equine coronavirus and discusses prevalence, transmission, clinical disease, diagnostic sampling, testing, and handling, treatment, prognosis, prevention and biosecurity, and potential for transmission to other species. Written by Sally DeNotta and Linda Mittel, and published by the UF/IFAS Veterinary Medicine—Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department, January 2023.

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