Arie Hoogendoorn: ‘With rhinos, nasal discharge is contagious’

“Infection with the equine rhinopneumonitis virus requires direct or indirect contact with an infected horse. The virus does not ‘spread’ through the air, making it easy to contain an outbreak. In a horse with rhino, the nasal discharge is contagious,” says veterinarian Arie Hoogendoorn of De Watermolen Equine Clinic.

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An outbreak of rhinopneumonia often causes (unnecessary) panic among horse enthusiasts. Equine journalist Wendy Scholten interviewed Hoogendoorn back in 2012 following several Rhino outbreaks in the Netherlands. He answers frequently asked questions.

Read the answers to those questions here

Source: Wendy Scholten