equine influenza

noun

1. vet science a respiratory disease of horses, caused by the Orthomyxoviridae type A virus, characterized by a fever and persistent cough

Example Sentences

With the equine influenza virus spreading, animal rescuers and veterinarians have a plan that resembles the steps taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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This is not the first time that the herds of wild burros have faced an outbreak of equine influenza — in the fall of 2020, an outbreak killed about 40 burros — but the current outbreak has caught the DonkeyLand operators off guard.

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Equine influenza cannot be passed from burros to humans.

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As humans continue to contend with COVID-19, herds of wild burros in the Inland Empire are facing their own outbreak of a deadly equine influenza that has killed more than a dozen donkeys since June.

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Equine influenza usually doesn’t spread until the cooler months, and an outbreak isn’t expected every year, said Chad Cheatham.

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