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ArticleJournal of veterinary science2022

Epidemiological investigation of equine hindlimb ataxia with

Hyeshin Hwang, Younghye Ro, Hyunkyoung Lee, Jihyeon Kim, Kyunghyun Lee, Eun-Jin Choi, You-Chan Bae, ByungJae So, Dohoon Kwon, Ho Kim and 1 more

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Article in Journal of veterinary science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hyeshin HwangDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3967-9770
Younghye RoDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8567-4690
Hyunkyoung LeePathologic Diagnostic Laboratory, Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1984-8939
Jihyeon KimPathologic Diagnostic Laboratory, Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3613-824X
Kyunghyun LeePathologic Diagnostic Laboratory, Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3113-2781
Eun-Jin ChoiPathologic Diagnostic Laboratory, Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9690-7501
You-Chan BaePathologic Diagnostic Laboratory, Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6456-4735
ByungJae SoPathologic Diagnostic Laboratory, Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6125-6873
Dohoon KwonDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4249-163X
Ho KimDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7472-3752
Inhyung LeeDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-7165
Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency · KRSeoul National University · KR

Funding

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Z-1543069-2015-16-01Research Institute of Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSince 2013, the number of requests for diagnosis for horses based on neurological symptoms has increased rapidly in South Korea. The affected horses have commonly exhibited symptoms of acute seasonal hindlimb ataxia. A previous study from 2015-2016 identified

objectivesThis study is an epidemiological investigation to find out risk factors related to the rapid increase in hindlimb ataxia of horses due to aberrant parasites in South Korea.

methodsAn epidemiological investigation was conducted on 155 cohabiting horses in 41 horse ranches where the disease occurred. The surrounding environment was investigated at the disease-causing horse ranches (n = 41) and 20, randomly selected, non-infected ranches.

resultsHindlimb ataxia was confirmed in nine cohabiting horses; this was presumed to be caused by ectopic parasitism. Environments that mosquitoes inhabit, such as paddy fields within 2 km and less than 0.5 km from a river, had the greatest association with disease occurrence.

conclusionsMost horse ranches in South Korea are situated in favorable environments for mosquitoes. Moreover, the number of mosquitoes in the country has increased since 2013 due to climate change. Additional research is required; however, these data show that it is necessary to establish guidelines for the use of anthelmintic agents based on local factors in South Korea and disinfection of the environment to prevent disease outbreaks.

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AtaxiaHorse DiseasesAnimalsDisease OutbreaksHindlimbHorsesRepublic of KoreaataxiaEpidemiologyhorsesmosquito vectorssetaria nematode

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