Do you know what flu can do?
Protect with Fluvac Innovator
Equine influenza is a highly contagious viral disease. It is
considered to be the most important viral respiratory pathogen
of horses.1
Clinical signs include fever, nasal discharge and coughing.
Horses may develop debilitating, long-term lung damage.
Young horses are especially vulnerable to flu. In an
outbreak, up to 75 percent of horses under 3 years of
age will get sick.2
Once a horse is infected, it can take two to three weeks for the
cells lining the respiratory tract to heal. Generally, for every
day a horse has a fever, it should be completely rested for one
week. Severe cases may take up to four months to resolve.
Infected horses should be isolated and their barns quarantined
for at least four weeks. After recovery, stalls, equipment and
transport vehicles should be cleaned and disinfected.
The best way to prevent flu is by including vaccination as an
important part of a comprehensive disease prevention program.
Protect with Fluvac Innovator
Fluvac Innovator® vaccines deliver proven, long-lasting protection against circulating flu strains. In a university study, Fluvac Innovator was demonstrated to be effective at reducing clinical signs of disease seven months after vaccination3 when using the AAEP recommended vacciantion protocol.
Fluvac Innovator vaccines contain Kentucky ‘97, the parent flu strain that set the standard for cross-protection against circulating strains.
Fluvac Innovator vaccines are the only flu vaccines adjuvanted with MetaStim for improved vaccine safety and performance.
Fluvac Innovator vaccines are available in combination with rhinopneumonitis fractions EHV-1 and EHV-4. Semi-annual vaccination against “rhino” is recommended by the AAEP.4
Several convenient combinations make it easy to customize flu protection for the disease threats in your area.
America’s first choice for equine influenza protection.5
1. Compared to equine herpesviruses 1 and 4 and equine arteritis. Robert E. Holland, Jr. Equine Influenza. The Horse, September 2003.
2. Nancy S. Loving. Focusing on the Flu. The Horse, September 2003.
3. Charles G. MacAllister. Equine Influenza Seven-Month Challenge Study. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. Data on file, Fort Dodge Animal Health.
4. AAEP Guidelines for the Vaccination of Horses. http://www.aaep.org/vaccination_guidelines.html
5. Based on market share.
