{"id":289,"date":"2014-06-04T12:14:33","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T16:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/?p=289"},"modified":"2014-06-04T12:14:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T16:14:33","slug":"dont-forget-to-vaccinate-your-horse-and-protect-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/2014\/06\/04\/dont-forget-to-vaccinate-your-horse-and-protect-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Forget to Vaccinate Your Horse (and Protect Yourself)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-3940\" alt=\"blood-filled mosquito\" src=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/agriculture\/files\/2014\/06\/mosquito-508x402.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"193\" \/>Donald E Hoenig, VMD, is author to a new blog for Maine farmers called <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/agriculture\/blog\/category\/made-in-maine\/\">Made in Maine: Thoughts on Food, Animals and Agriculture<\/a><\/strong>. His most recent blog post, Don\u2019t Forget to Vaccinate Your Horse (and Protect Yourself), describes the signs and symptoms of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), how it is transmitted, and what to do to protect your horses and yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hoenig retired as the Maine State Veterinarian in 2012 and, after completing a year-long Congressional Fellowship in Sen. Susan Collins\u2019 office in Washington DC last year, in January 2014 he started working as a part-time Extension Veterinarian for University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Submit questions and comments to <a href=\"mailto:dochoenigvmd78@gmail.com\">dochoenigvmd78@gmail.com<\/a>. Answers to selected questions will appear in future blog posts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald E Hoenig, VMD, is author to a new blog for Maine farmers called Made in Maine: Thoughts on Food, Animals and Agriculture. 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