Summer and fall are key seasons for the appearance of Potomac horse fever, which is caused by the bacterium Neorickettsia risticii. Don't be fooled by the name; Potomac horse fever originally was ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Horse owners and equine-housing facilities should be on the lookout for symptoms of Potomac Horse Fever, a bacterial disease that can lead to serious health conditions or death, ...

Fifteen majestic statues, all six-foot-tall milky white fiberglass horses, were the center of attention on Thursday as dozens of people scurried around a large warehouse in Ocala with excitement that ...

A case of Potomac horse fever has been confirmed in Davidson County. The case prompted the State Veterinarian to issue an alert to all horse owners. The bacteria originates from freshwater snails and ...

Local artist Mark Hershberger has a "crazy" workshop for damaged and wayward horses — not the ones that can eat you out of house and home, but the fiberglass ones. Hershberger was in the process of ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — The State Veterinarian's office has confirmed two cases of Potomac horse fever in Middle Tennessee — one in Rutherford County and the other in Dekalb County. Potomac horse ...

The death of at least one Oklahoma horse has been definitively linked to Potomac horse fever, a disease rarely found in the state, and two of his stablemates likely died of the same illness. The horse ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Four horses in Tennessee have tested positive for the bacteria illness Potomac Horse Fever, according to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. The cases were confirmed in ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Maryland horse owners are advised to be on high alert after a pony in Frederick County died from Potomac Horse Fever last month. The Maryland Department of Agriculture said the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The state veterinarian issued an alert advising horse owners to be aware of Potomac Horse Fever after there were three cases in the Middle Tennessee area. A horse in Wayne ...