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Area Horses Become Ill With Disease Uncommon To Midwest
Aug 19, 2008 | 9:07 AM
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(Columbia)  --  A potentially fatal disease is being reported among horses in the St. Louis area. The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine reports that a dozen horses have been treated for Potomac Fever, which is uncommon in the midwest.

   Symptoms of this bacterial infection include in fever, colic, diarrhea, toxemia, laminitis and pregnant mare miscarriages.

   Potomac Fever is found in snails, swallows, bats, and flies.

   Experts believe the wet summer and flooding is responsible for the horses becoming infected.

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Rose read my blog view my photos
Aug 19, 2008 | 12:02 PM

Hey Mark I thought you would be interested in this.
markaalford read my blog
Aug 20, 2008 | 9:08 AM

Thanks Rose,
I'll see what our vets are saying and maybe do a story on this is we have any here.
Hope all is well!!!
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www.thebesthangout.com Married to a wonderful man name Henry. Love our little lake home, on Cole Camp Creek, part of the Lake of the Ozarks, near Lincoln, MO. Made repairs. Remodeling, have been completed. Love watching FOX4. Just hard to see it in our area sometime. Love walking, and fishing.. And love our family and our two stay at home kids, two Schnauzers, Dusty and Phoebe.

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