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Disease Information

Equine Herpes Virus Type 1 (EHV-1)

Read the March 2007 press release about the reported case. (This will open a new window.)
Read the April 6, 2007 press release.
A letter to the Maine equine community. (645K PDF file.)
Download April 3, 2007 EHV-1 update letter. (PDF file)
Diagram showing the disease progression. (PDF file)
Download the EHV biosecurity guidelines for EHV-1.
Visit the USDA website for more information on this disease.

Avian Influenza. Worldwide, there are many strains of avian influenza (AI) virus, which can cause varying degrees of illness in poultry. AI viruses can infect chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, ducks, geese and guinea fowl as well as a wide variety of other birds. Migratory waterfowl are also known to carry the less infectious strains of AI viruses. ...more

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal disease of the nervous system of deer and elk. The disease belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). ...more

Exotic Newcastle disease (END) is a contagious and fatal viral disease affecting most species of birds. Exotic Newcastle is a foreign animal disease in the U.S. and is considered the most infectious disease of birds and poultry. ...more

Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) is a severe, highly communicable viral disease of cattle and swine. It also affects sheep, goats, deer, and other cloven-hooved ruminants. FMD does not spread from animals to humans. ...more

Rabies. Download a copy of the rabies control measures and planning strategies compiled by the Maine Rabies Work Group - 2005.

Download a copy of the latest Animal Rabies Quarterly Update report from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) (Formerly Bureau of Health).

West Nile Virus (WNV) is a disease that can lead to an infection called encephalitis (swelling of the brain). WNV was discovered in the U.S. (in New York City) in the summer of 1999. Since then it has spread to many other states, including Maine. ...more

Report a suspected disease to the Maine Department of Agriculture

 

 

 

 

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