Core horse vaccines identified in US review

Revised guidelines for the use of horse vaccines in the United States have named tetanus, rabies, West Nile virus, and Eastern/Western encephalomyelitis as key diseases against which horses should be inoculated.

The Infectious Disease Committee of the American Association of Equine Practitioners said: "Core vaccines have clearly demonstrated efficacy and safety, and exhibit a high enough level of patient benefit and low enough level of risk to justify their use in the majority of patients."