United States
De part ment
of Ag ri cul ture
Ani mal and
Plant Health
In spec tion
Serv ice
Vet eri nary
Serv ices
Na tional Ani mal Health Moni tor ing Sys tem April 2000
EVA
Equine Vi ral Ar teri tis
and the U.S. Horse In dus try
Study Col labo ra tors
• USDA:Ani mal and Plant Health In spec tion Serv ice (APHIS):Vet eri nary Serv ices (VS)
- Cen ters for Epi de mi ol ogy and Ani mal Health (CEAH)
- Vet eri nary Medi cal Of fi cers and Ani mal Health Tech ni cians in Equine ‘98 study states
- Na tional Vet eri nary Serv ices Labo ra to ries (NVSL)
• USDA:Na tional Ag ri cul tural Sta tis tics Serv ice (NASS)
• State Vet eri nary Medi cal Of fi cers in Equine ‘98 study states
• Equine ‘98 study par tici pat ing owners/operators
Ana lytic Con tribu tors
• J. Traub- Dargatz. Colo rado State Uni ver sity, Fort Col lins, CO
• P.J. Timoney, Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA
• C.A. Kopral, L.P. Gar ber, A. Hill berg-Seitz inger, B.A. Wag ner, USDA:APHIS:VS, Cen ters
for Epi de mi ol ogy and Ani mal Health, Fort Col lins, CO
Labo ra tory Test ing
• B.J. Schmitt, E.N. Ostlund, D.D. Pedersen, and K.R. Lake, USDA:APHIS:VS, National
Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, IA
Sug gested bib lio graphic ci ta tion for this re port:
NAHMS. 2000. Equine Vi ral Ar teri tis (EVA) and the U.S. Horse In dus try. USDA:APHIS:VS, CEAH, Na tional
Ani mal Health Moni tor ing Sys tem. Fort Col lins, CO. #N315.0400.
Ques tions or com ments on Equine ‘98 study meth od ol ogy or data analy sis:
Dr. Lind sey Garber
In for ma tion on re prints or other NAHMS re ports:
Ms. Nina Stan ton
(970) 490- 8000
NAHMSweb@usda.gov
Ta ble of Con tents
In tro duc tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
NAHMS Equine ‘98 Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Terms used in this re port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .