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The high mortality rate, human risk, and vaccine efficacy have led veterinarians to identify five vaccines they consider “core:” West Nile virus, Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, tetanus, and rabies.
Source: The Horse, October 25, 2018. Link. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) collaborated with the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) to identify diseases that are endemic to a region, have potential public health significance, require reporting to government health authorities, are virulent/highly infectious, and/or pose a risk of severe disease. Dr. Angela Bordin shares basic descriptions of these “dangerous five” diseases.
These are very dangerous diseases, but there are effective and affordable vaccinations for all of these threats,” says Dr. Paul Lunn.
Also see: Search Results for: core equine vaccinations, Animal Health Digest. Link.