Investigating an outbreak of equine viral arteritis at two connected premises

Lattimer, Joseph; Roberts, Helen; Barnard, Matt; Paterson, A. D.; Bell, Iain; Hepple, R. G.; Holland, Sam D.; George, Alastair

doi:10.1136/vr.m4756

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“…Contact tracing led to the identification of a fourth stallion (FR-I) in a second premise that also tested positive for EAV antibodies and subsequently for EAV in semen. Further epidemiological investigations revealed that the infections must have occurred between April 2018 and April 2019, and that while two stallions (KF-L and KF-P) were imported from Spain in December 2018, it can be excluded that either of these carried the virus to the UK [1]. Virological investigation demonstrated the close relationship between all EAV strains (genotype D), making it likely that one of the stallions (KF-P) had become infected first and spread the virus among his contacts.…”

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Outbreak of equine viral arteritis in the UK 2019

2021

Equine Veterinary Journal

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Outbreak of equine viral arteritis in the UK 2019

2021

Equine Veterinary Journal

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Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease

Stewart¹,

Wotman²,

Martabano³

et al. 2022

Equine Ophthalmology

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‘I want to be the sort of owner that he wants me to be’: Rationales for biosecurity implementation among British horse owners

Spence,

Rosanowski,

Slater

et al. 2024

Equine Veterinary Journal

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BackgroundHorse owners play a critical role in mitigating the risk of pathogen spread between horses. However, little is known about how they view biosecurity and whether they experience barriers to the uptake of preventive measures.ObjectivesTo explore horse owners' attitudes, perceptions, and experiences of biosecurity and identify how these factors shape horse owners' decisions for biosecurity implementation.Study designQualitative study using semi‐structured interviews.MethodsInterviews were conducted with 23 horse owners across Great Britain. Participants were purposively selected to include those in different geographic regions, with different management arrangements, and varied length of horse ownership experience. Interviews were audio‐recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed using a critical realist thematic analysis.ResultsParticipants felt a moral obligation to prioritise their horse's happiness, which became a challenge when certain biosecurity measures (e.g., quarantine) were perceived as compromising their horse's happiness or comfort (Theme 1). A lack of biosecurity was the social norm among shared yards and competition venues (Theme 2), which made it difficult for participants to implement biosecurity measures effectively on their own. Combined with the sense of moral obligation participants felt towards their horse, this meant that participants had to ‘care double’ (i.e., be more vigilant than they would otherwise) to compensate for collective inaction (Theme 3).Main limitationsParticipants may have been more interested in and/or knowledgeable about biosecurity than the general horse owning population.ConclusionsThe findings highlight several challenges that could be addressed to improve biosecurity implementation among horse owners. Efforts to encourage improved uptake of biosecurity measures should focus on communicating how reducing the risk of disease aligns with horse care. Further research on social norms in the horse industry is needed, in addition to identifying strategies to encourage a collective adoption of biosecurity measures.

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Investigating an outbreak of equine viral arteritis at two connected premises

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

Outbreak of equine viral arteritis in the UK 2019

Outbreak of equine viral arteritis in the UK 2019

Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease

‘I want to be the sort of owner that he wants me to be’: Rationales for biosecurity implementation among British horse owners

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