Texas Horse Owners Need to Watch for a Tick EP: It's in Kleberg County

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Texas Horse Owners Need to Watch for a Tick EP: It's in Kleberg County

Richard Longoria

Story Created: Oct 27, 2009 at 2:24 PM CST

Story Updated: Oct 27, 2009 at 2:24 PM CST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike
Strain says a tick-borne disease has shown up in Texas and that
horse owners in Louisiana should be on the alert.
     
The disease is called equine piroplasmosis, or EP for short.
It's a tick-borne disease caused by microscopic parasites of the
red bloods cells.
     
Texas animal health officials say 101 horses at a ranch in
Kleberg County, Texas, have tested positive for EP. The ranch is
near Corpus Christi. EP symptoms include weakness, loss of
appetite, fever, anemia, jaundiced mucous membranes, swollen
abdomen and labored breathing.
     
     
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)
     
AP-NY-10-27-09 1346EDT

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