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Wild Horse Deaths – Waipio Valley, Hawaii Island

Posted on Jul 25, 2018 in Main

July 25, 2018 HISTORY Over the past two months or so, wild horses in the Waipio Valley on Hawaii Island have been observed with abnormal neurologic signs. Affected horses have been seen unsteady on their back legs and having difficulty walking.  As many as a dozen horses may have been affected, with estimates of at ...
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Health Alert for Respiratory Disease Outbreak in Horses on Hawaii Island

Posted on Mar 5, 2018 in Main

March 5, 2018 The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is alerting horse owners statewide about an ongoing outbreak of a horse flu, Equine Influenza Virus H3N8 (EIV) occurring on Hawaii Island.  Other animal species and humans are not affected. EIV is common in horse populations.  Fall and winter are the typical times of the year ...
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