Septic fibrinous pericarditis in 4 horses in Saskatchewan following an outbreak of forest tent caterpillars in 2017

Ronan J.J. Chapuis; Valentina M. Ragno; Cristian A. Ariza; Ahmad R. Movasseghi; Soraya Sayi; Fabienne D. Uehlinger; Julia B. Montgomery

Septic fibrinous pericarditis in 4 horses in Saskatchewan following an outbreak of forest tent caterpillars in 2017

Ronan J.J. Chapuis
, Valentina M. Ragno
, Cristian A. Ariza
, Ahmad R. Movasseghi
, Soraya Sayi
, Fabienne D. Uehlinger
, Julia B. Montgomery

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Abstract

In the summer of 2017, 4 horses were diagnosed with septic fibrinous pericarditis at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon. This case series occurred after a significant outbreak of forest tent caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria) in the province during that spring. Three horses were immediately euthanized, and treatment was attempted in 1 mare. This is the first case series of pericarditis possibly associated with the ingestion of forest tent caterpillars to be reported in western Canada. Although cause-effect is not proven, it is prudent to prevent the ingestion of caterpillars by horses.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	724-730
Number of pages	7
Journal	Canadian Veterinary Journal
Volume	61
Issue number	7
State	Published - Jul 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

A rare condition in horses
A similar link might exist in this case series
Has previously been linked to outbreaks of eastern tent caterpillars
Septic fibrinous pericarditis

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Septic fibrinous pericarditis in 4 horses in Saskatchewan following an outbreak of forest tent caterpillars in 2017

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