Thehorse.com - Full Article
By Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
May 26, 2014
Ticks can infect horses with an array of diseases including equine piroplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and Lyme disease.
In the first article of this series, we learned that mosquitoes have been touted the "deadliest" animal on earth because they can transmit a plethora of life-threatening infectious diseases to both humans and animals. Because ticks spread what might be the widest variety of disease-causing agents to animals, including bacteria, parasites, and viruses, it is therefore reasonable to crown ticks "First Deadly Runners-Up."
"There is an array of infections that North American horses can acquire from ticks, including equine piroplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and Lyme disease, to name a few," says Robert Mealey, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, associate professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. "These diseases can be challenging to diagnose, are potentially life-threatening to the infected horse as well as horses residing nearby, and in some cases are able to infect humans..."
Read more here:
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/29483/creepy-crawlies-part-2-tremendous-ticks?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=health-news&utm_campaign=05-27-2014
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