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Colic
Equine Abdominal Pain
Critical
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Laminitis
Founder
Critical
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Choke (Oesophageal Obstruction)
Oesophageal Impaction
Serious
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Recurrent Airway Obstruction
Heaves / RAO / Equine Asthma
Serious
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Tetanus
Lockjaw / Clostridium tetani
Critical
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Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
EPM / Sarcocystis neurona
Serious
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Strangles
Streptococcus equi equi
Serious
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Navicular Syndrome
Palmar Foot Pain / DDFT Disease
Moderate
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Equine Recurrent Uveitis
Periodic Ophthalmia / Moon Blindness
Serious
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Azoturia / Tying-Up
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis / Monday Morning Disease
Serious
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Ringworm
Dermatophytosis / Trichophyton equinum
Mild
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Dystocia / Foaling Difficulty
Abnormal Parturition
Critical
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Mud Fever
Pastern Dermatitis / Greasy Heel / Scratches
Mild
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West Nile Virus
WNV Encephalitis
Serious
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Deep Cuts & Lacerations
Wounds / Traumatic Injuries
Critical
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Saddle Sores & Pressure Injuries
Girth Galls / Pressure Necrosis / Sitfast
Moderate
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Bumps, Lumps & Swellings
Urticaria / Sarcoids / Abscess / Nodular Disease
Moderate
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Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome
EGUS / Equine Squamous Gastric Disease
Moderate
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Redworm (Strongyles)
Small & Large Strongyles / Cyathostomins
Critical
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Tapeworm
Anoplocephala perfoliata / Equine Tapeworm
Serious
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Horse Bots
Gasterophilus intestinalis / Bot Fly Larvae
Moderate
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Ticks
Ixodes ricinus / Dermacentor / Tick-Borne Disease
Serious
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Lice
Damalinia equi (Biting) / Haematopinus asini (Sucking)
Mild
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Mange (Chorioptic / Sarcoptic / Psoroptic)
Mite Infestation / Feather Mite
Serious
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Pinworm
Oxyuris equi / Equine Pinworm
Mild
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Lungworm
Dictyocaulus arnfieldi
Serious
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Seedy Toe
White Line Disease / Onychomycosis / Hollow Wall
Moderate
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Cracked Heels
Heel Bulb Cracks / Sheared Heels / Horizontal Fissures
Moderate
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Kissing Spines
Overriding Dorsal Spinous Processes (ODSP)
Serious
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Rattles (Rhodococcus equi)
Foal Pneumonia / R. equi
Critical
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Rotavirus
Equine Rotavirus / Foal Diarrhoea
Serious
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Staggers
Ryegrass Staggers / Grass Staggers / Mycotoxicosis
Serious
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Ringbone
Phalangeal Osteoarthritis / High and Low Ringbone
Serious
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Rain Scald
Dermatophilosis / Dermatophilus congolensis
Mild
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Shivers
Equine Shivers Syndrome / Shivering
Serious
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Sesamoiditis
Proximal Sesamoid Bone Disease / Sesamoid Fracture
Serious
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Sarcoids (Full Profile)
Equine Sarcoid / Bovine Papillomavirus-related Tumour
Serious
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Sweet Itch
Culicoides Hypersensitivity / SSRD
Moderate
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Thrush
Frog Rot / Bacterial Frog Infection
Mild
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Thumps
Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter (SDF)
Serious
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Splints
Interosseous Ligament Ossification / Splint Bone Exostosis
Mild
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Scours (Foal Heat Diarrhoea)
Neonatal Diarrhoea / Foal Heat Scours
Moderate
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Roaring
Laryngeal Hemiplegia / Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy
Serious
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Proud Flesh
Exuberant Granulation Tissue
Moderate
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Pneumonia
Bacterial and Viral Bronchopneumonia
Critical
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Mastitis
Mammary Gland Infection
Serious
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Lyme Disease
Borrelia burgdorferi / Tick-Borne Borreliosis
Serious
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Equine Influenza
Horse Flu / Equine Influenza A H3N8
Serious
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Hoof Abscess
Subsolar Abscess / Pus in the Foot
Serious
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Hendra Virus
HeV / Paramyxovirus (Australia only)
Critical
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Founder (Chronic Laminitis)
Pedal Bone Rotation / Sinking
Critical
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Wobbler Syndrome
Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy (CVSM)
Serious
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Grass Sickness
Equine Dysautonomia / Mal Seco
Critical
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Cellulitis
Subcutaneous Bacterial Infection / Lymphangitis
Serious
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Bucked Shins
Dorsal Metacarpal Disease / Periostitis
Moderate
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Bowed Tendon
Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon (SDFT) Injury
Serious
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Cushings Disease (PPID)
Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction
Serious
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Equine Metabolic Syndrome
EMS / Insulin Dysregulation / Obesity-Related Laminitis
Serious
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PSSM / Tying-Up (Genetic)
Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy Type 1 and 2
Serious
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Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1 and EHV-4)
Rhinopneumonitis / EHM / Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy
Critical
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Equine Infectious Anaemia
EIA / Swamp Fever / Coggins Disease
Critical
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Rabies
Rabies Virus / Lyssavirus (Notifiable Zoonosis)
Critical
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Botulism
Clostridium botulinum / Shaker Foal Syndrome
Critical
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Stringhalt
Australian Stringhalt / Idiopathic Stringhalt
Moderate
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Potomac Horse Fever
Equine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis / Neorickettsia risticii
Critical
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Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis
EEE / WEE / Sleeping Sickness
Critical
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Corneal Ulcer
Equine Corneal Ulceration / Melting Ulcer
Critical
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Dental Disease
Sharp Enamel Points / EOTRH / Wolf Teeth / Quidding
Moderate
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Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage
EIPH / Bleeding / Epistaxis
Serious
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Suspensory Ligament Desmitis
Proximal Suspensory Desmitis / SL Branch Desmitis
Serious
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Joint Ill / Septic Arthritis
Neonatal Septic Arthritis / Polyarthritis
Critical
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Purpura Haemorrhagica
Immune-Mediated Vasculitis / Post-Streptococcal
Critical
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Hepatic (Liver) Disease
Ragwort Poisoning / EqPV-H / EqHV / Serum Hepatitis / Hyperlipidaemia
Critical
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Anhidrosis
Dry Coat Syndrome / Non-Sweating
Serious
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Photosensitisation
Secondary and Primary Photosensitisation / Sunburn
Moderate
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Clostridial Myositis
Malignant Oedema / Gas Gangrene / Blackleg
Critical
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Contracted Tendons (Foal)
Flexural Deformity / Angular Limb Deformity
Serious
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Ross River Virus
RRV / Equine Arboviral Disease — Australia
Serious
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Murray Valley Encephalitis
MVE / Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus — Australia
Critical
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Kunjin Virus (West Nile — Australian Strain)
WNV Kunjin / KUNV — Australia
Serious
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Japanese Encephalitis
JEV / Japanese Encephalitis Virus — Australia
Critical
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☣
African Horse Sickness
AHS / AHSV — Exotic to Australia / Emergency Disease
Critical
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Equine Coronavirus
ECoV / Equine Enteric Coronavirus — emerging in Australia
Moderate
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Equine Piroplasmosis
Equine Babesiosis / Theileria equi / Babesia caballi — Exotic to mainland Australia
Critical
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☣
Glanders
Burkholderia mallei — Exotic to Australia / Notifiable Zoonosis
Critical
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Surra
Trypanosoma evansi — Exotic to Australia / Notifiable
Critical
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Equine Viral Arteritis
EVA / Equine Arteritis Virus — UK Notifiable
Serious
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Contagious Equine Metritis
CEM / Taylorella equigenitalis — UK Notifiable
Serious
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Hyperlipaemia
Hypertriglyceridaemia / Fatty Liver / Pony Metabolic Crisis
Critical
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Headshaking Syndrome
Trigeminal Neuralgia / Photic Headshaking
Moderate
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Atrial Fibrillation
AF / Equine Cardiac Arrhythmia
Serious
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DSLD / Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Desmitis
ESPA / Equine Systemic Proteoglycan Accumulation
Serious
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Stifle Disease / OCD
Osteochondrosis Dissecans / Upward Fixation of Patella / Gonitis
Serious
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Osteoarthritis / Joint Disease
Degenerative Joint Disease / DJD / Equine Arthritis
Moderate
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Sand Colic / Sand Impaction
Sand Accumulation / Enterolithiasis
Serious
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Endotoxaemia / Septicaemia
Endotoxic Shock / Systemic Inflammatory Response
Critical
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Colitis / Equine Diarrhoea (Adult)
Salmonellosis / Colitis-X / Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Critical
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Epiphysitis / Physitis
Growth Plate Inflammation / Angular Limb Deformity
Moderate
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Dummy Foal Syndrome
Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome / Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy
Critical
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Neonatal Isoerythrolysis
NI / Haemolytic Foal Disease / Jaundice Foal Syndrome
Critical
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Meconium Impaction
Neonatal Colic / Meconium Retention
Serious
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Placentitis
Equine Placental Infection / Ascending Placentitis
Critical
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Retained Placenta
Retained Foetal Membranes / RFM
Critical
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Uterine Artery Rupture
Post-Foaling Haemorrhage / Internal Haemorrhage
Critical
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Premature and Dysmature Foal
Prematurity / Dysmaturity / Fetal Compromise
Critical
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Endometritis
Uterine Infection / Chronic Endometritis / Persistent Mating-Induced Endometritis
Serious
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Ruptured Bladder (Foal)
Uroperitoneum / Patent Urachus
Critical
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Tyzzer's Disease
Clostridium piliforme / Hepatic Necrosis Foal
Critical
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Atypical Myopathy
Sycamore Poisoning / Hypoglycin A Toxicity / Seasonal Pasture Myopathy
Critical
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Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (RER)
Chronic Tying-Up / Thoroughbred Myopathy
Serious
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Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate
DDSP / Gurgling / Choking Down
Serious
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Competition and Travel Stress Gastric Ulcers
EGUS in Performance Horses / Show and Event Horse Ulcers
Moderate
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Overtraining Syndrome
Staleness / Poor Performance Syndrome / Burnout
Moderate
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Stress Fractures
Fatigue Fractures / Bone Stress Injury / Shin Soreness
Serious
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Sweet Itch in Native Ponies
Culicoides Hypersensitivity — Pony Specific
Moderate
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Pony Laminitis and Grass Founder
Spring Grass Laminitis / Insulin-Mediated Laminitis in Native Ponies
Critical
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Aorto-Iliac Thrombosis
Hindlimb Exercise Intolerance / Verminous Arteritis
Serious
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