An alert group for atypical myopathy has been initiated to help horse owners to take preventive measures against atypical myopathy. In fact, atypical myopathy doesn’t have the characteristics of a contagious disease, but it declares under an epizootic form: several horses are affected at the same time and this in different regions or even countries over Europe. A largely distributed alert by an efficient alert group, allows horse owners to prepare for an attack of atypical myopathy.
This alert group is called the « AMAG » for « Atypical Myopathy Alert Group ». This group is still in constitution, but every contacted European researcher and clinician has responded positively at this initiative.This is a non exhaustive list of collaborators of collaborators to the AMAG group
Non exhaustive list of AMAG members (limited to universities and research centers)
Allemagne/Germany
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Klinik für Pferde (Innere Medizin) – Universität Giessen
Contact: Dr Katja Roscher et/ and Dr Kerstin Fey
Email:
Katja.Roscher@vetmed.uni-giessen.de
Justus-Liebig – Universität Giessen
Frankfurter Straße 126, D-35392 Giessen
Germany
Tél/Phone: +49 (0)641 / 993 8664
Fax: +49 (0)641 / 993 8647
Um eine aktuelle
Übersicht über das Auftreten der Myopathie in Deutschland erstellen zu können
bittet auch die Gesellschaft für Pferdemedizin, Alter, Geschlecht und Ort der Koppel per mail (g-p-m@t-online.de) zu melden.
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Klinik für Pferde – Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
Contact: Dr Jessika-M.V.Mueller
Email: jessika.mueller@tiho-hannover.de
Klinik für Pferde – Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule
Hannover
Clinic for Horses – University of Veterinary Medicine
of Hannover, Foundation
Bünteweg 9
D-30559 Hannover
Germany
Tél/Phone: +49 (0)511 953 6500
Fax: +49 (0) 511 953 6510
Angleterre/England
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Animal Health Trust
Contact:Dr Richard Newton
E-Mail: richard.newton@aht.org.uk
Animal Health Trust
Lanwades Park
Kentford
Newmarket,Suffolk
United Kingdom
CB87UU
Tél/Phone: + 44 (0) 1638 555399
Fax: + 44 (0) 1638 555659
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Royal Veterinary College of London
Contact:Dr Richard J. Piercy
Email:
neuromuscular@rvc.ac.uk
Comparative Neuromuscular DiseasesLaboratory
Royal Veterinary College
Royal College Street
London, NW1 0TU
United Kingdom
Tél/Phone:
+44 (0) 20 3214 8016
http://www.rvc.ac.uk/Research/labs/NeuroLab/
Belgique/ Belgium
Le Pôle équin de la Faculté de Médecine vétérinaire de l’Université de Liège
Contact: Dr Dominique Votion
Email: dominique.votion@ulg.ac.be
Bd de Colonster, 20 – Bât. B41
4000 Liège (Sart Tilman)
Tél/Phone:
+32 (0)4/366.41.03
Fax :
+32 (0)4/366.41.08
http://www.fmv.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_5000/accueil
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La Faculté de Médecine vétérinaire de Gand
Faculteit diergeneeskunde
Contact
Dr Laurence Lefere
Email:
laurence.lefere@ugent.be
Faculteit diergeneeskunde
Interne geneeskunde en klinische biologievan de grote huisdieren
Department of Internal medicine andclinical biology of large animals
Salisburylaan 133
9820 Merelbeke
Tél/Phone:
+32 (0)9/264.75.90
Fax: +32
(0)9/264.77.96
http://www.ugent.be/di/en/departments?ugentid=DI12
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Le Centre Européen du Cheval de Mont-le-Soie
Contact: Dr Dominique Votion
Email: dominique.votion@ulg.ac.be
Mont-le-Soie, n°1
6698 Vielsalm
Tél/Phone:
+32 (0)80/21.65.56 (Mont-le-Soie)
Fax : +32 (0)80/67.23.56
Ecosse/Scotland
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Dick Vet Equine Hospital
Contact: Dr Bruce McGorum
Email: Bruce.McGorum@ed.ac.uk
Dick Vet Equine Hospital
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies & Roslin Institute
Easter Bush
Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG
Scotland
Tél/Phone:
+44 (0)131 650 6230/6253
Fax :
+44 (0)131 650 8824
Espagne/Spain
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Laboratorio de Biopatología Muscular, Universidad de Córdoba
Contact:
Dr José Luis López Rivero
Email: an1lorij@uco.es
Laboratorio de Biopatología Muscular
Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas
Facultad de Veterinaria,Universidad de Córdoba
Edificio de Sanidad
Animal, Crtra. Madrid-Cádiz km 396
14014 Córdoba, SPAIN
Tél/Phone:
+34 (0) 957 218 143
Fax :
+34 (0) 957 218 143
France
RESPE – Réseau d’Epidémio-Surveillance en Pathologie Équine
Contact : Dr Christel
Marcillaud Pitel
Email : contact@respe.net
RESPE, Maison du cheval
6 avenue du Maréchal Montgomery
14000 CAEN
France
Tél./Phone/Fax : 02 31 57 29 14
Irlande/Ireland
Contact :
Dr Ursula Fogarty
Email:
ufogarty@equine-centre.ie
Irish Equine Centre
Johnstown, Naas
Co. Kildare, Ireland
Tél/Phone: +353 (0)45 866 266
Fax: +353 (0)45 866 273
Nouvelle-Zélande/ New-Zeeland
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Equine practitionner
Contact:
Dr Rabecca McKenzie
Email:
rabecca@matavet.co.nz
Equine Veterinarian
Matamata Veterinary Services Ltd
Tél/Phone: +64 (0)7 888 8193
Fax: +64 (0)7 888 8138
Pays-Bas/The Netherlands
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University
Contact:
Dr Cornélie Westermann
Email:
c.m.westermann@uu.nl
Department of Equine Sciences, Section Internal Medicine
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University
Yalelaan 114, 3584 CM Utrecht (room 144)
The Netherlands
Tél/Phone: +31 30-2531350
Fax: +31 30-2531256
Suisse/ Switzerland
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Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern – Universität Zürich
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Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern
Contact: Dr Lucia Unger
Email: lucia.unger@vetsuisse.unibe.ch
Vetsuisse-Facultät an der Universität Bern
Länggassstrasse 124
3012 Bern
Schweiz/ Switzerland
Tél/Phone:
+41 (0)31 631 22 43
Fax:
+41 (0)31 631 26 20
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Vetsuisse-Fakultät,Universität Zürich
Contact:
Colin C. Schwarzwald
Email: cschwarzwald@vetclinics.uzh.ch
Internal Medicine Section – Equine Department
Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich
Winterthurerstrasse 260
8057 Zurich
Schweiz/ Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)44 635 81 11
Fax: +41 (0)44 635 89 05
États-Unis d’Amérique/ United States of America
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University of Minnesota
Contact:
Dr Stephanie Valberg
Email:
nmdl@umn.edu
Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
College of Veterinary Medicine
225 Veterinary Medical Center
1365 Gortner Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Tél/Phone +1 (0)612-625-7755
Fax: +1 (0)612-625-6241
http://www.cvm.umn.edu/umec/SPM/home.html
We are very grateful for your help to determine how best to diagnose and prevent this highly fatal disease in the USA by contacting Dr Valberg via nmdl@umn.edu to declare your cases. This research is funded by the Minnesota Rapid Agricultural Response Fund.