Category Archives: Horses

First detection of the circulation of West Nile Virus on a horse in Catalonia

For more than 12 years IRTA-CReSA has been carrying out the diagnosis and technical assessment of the West Nile virus surveillance program in Catalonia as a service by the Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia i Pesca (DARP). This program was initiated with the objective of detecting early the circulation of West Nile virus, a virus that can affect wild birds and equids and is transmitted by mosquito vectors to people.

Sane horses and unadapted prions

Time to talk about prions again, these enigmatic infectious agents that cause, among others, the mad cow disease.