The Equine Herpesvirus (EHV)is very common and affects horses worldwide. There are four different types: EHV-1 can cause neurological disease and respiratory disease. It can also affect a fetus causing abortion; EHV-2 can cause respiratory disease in foals; EHV-3 is responsible for venereal disease in horses; EHV-4 – respiratory diseases. Transmission of the disease is […]
Cytauxzoonosis is caused by protozoa. Protozoa are tiny organisms found in the environment. The host animal is the bobcat, although the Texas cougar was discovered to be a host too. It was also found in a captured white tiger. Cytauxzoonosis is not a zoonotic disease in spite of the name. In other words, it is […]
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, between Mexico and Central America. It is the second largest sea in the world. About 9% of the world’s coral reefs are located in this sea. Coral reefs are extremely fragile and have been damaged in recent years by extremely warm waters. In 1986, a […]
