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I don't doubt that you have mosquitos around Phoenix, but we don't have any
down here by the Mexican border. I think I've seen one in the three years
I've been here. As it turns out, I am either misinformed or misunderstood
my vet on PHF being mosquito borne, as it apparently is not. However, for
what ever reason, there has been no PHF reported in this area of Arizona at
all, and very little elsewhere in the state,so the recommedation I got is
not to vacinate for it.
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> From: Bruce Saul <kitten@resp-sci.arizona.edu>
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: PHF
> Date: Wednesday, May 07, 1997 4:28 PM
>
> > Date: Wed, 07 May 1997 08:02:59 -0400
> > From: "C.M.Newell" <reshan@deyr.ultranet.com>
> > To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> > Subject: Re: Vaccinations
> > Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19970507120259.00711594@mail.ultranet.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > >... I think you'd have to do a separate stick for the PHF. I hated
> > >that shot for the way the horses swelled up at the shot site from it.
Thank
> > >goodness that is not a vacine that is needed in Arizona, being
mosquito
> > >bourne, and there aren't any here, so no PHF problem.
> > >
> >
> > Umm, PHF is not mosquito borne, to anyone's knowledge. The
vector
> > has, as yet, not been identified, though ticks are suspected.
> > --CMNewell, DVM
>
> I beg to differ with the original poster, Arizona most definitely HAS
> mosquitos! I get eaten on a regular basis during the summer, I've
already
> gotten several bites. In addition the TV news here in Tucson is warning
us
> about Dengue Fever which is a mosquito borne parasitic disease that is
moving
> up from Mexico (affects only humans that I am aware of) and of VEE which
we
> vaccinated for this year that is carried by mosquitos. In addition while
> PHF is not endemic to Arizona there have been a few isolated cases up in
> the Phoenix area and my vet does recommend vaccination for PHF. What we
> generally don't vaccinate for is Strangles, which even though it does
occur
> here is usually mild because of our temps. The vets here would rather
see
> a horse catch it and get over it than vaccinate for it. I did all the
vacs
> recommended by my vet and those were, Tetanus, EEE, WEE, VEE, Flu, Rhino,
> Rabies (very necessary in this area), and PHF. Some people confuse Lime
> disease with PHF, Lime is not a problem for this area, having not yet
become
> established.
>
> Tracy and everybody
>
> Tracy Scheinkman
> Misty Mountain Arabian Sport Horses
> Tucson, AZ
>
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