Equine Coronavirus: An Infectious Disease Affecting Florida Horses

Release Date: 2/8/2023

Reviewed At: 6/3/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-vm250-2023

Agriculture

Abstract

This publication provides an overview of equine coronavirus and discusses prevalence, transmission, clinical disease, diagnostic sampling, testing, and handling, treatment, prognosis, prevention and biosecurity, and potential for transmission to other species.

About this Publication

This document is VM250, one of a series of the Veterinary Medicine—Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2023. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

DeNotta, S., & Mittel, L. (2023). Equine Coronavirus: An Infectious Disease Affecting Florida Horses. EDIS, 2023(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-vm250-2023

Authors

Sally DeNotta

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University of Florida

clinical associate professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, UF College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL

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Linda Mittel

senior Extension associate, population medicine and diagnostic sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY

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