The International Collating Center, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following equine disease outbreaks for the first quarter of 2014.

South Africa reported the seasonal occurrence of African horse sickness. Outbreaks were confirmed on properties in several districts in the protection and surveillance zones of the Western Cape.

Strangles outbreaks were report by Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United Kingdom (U.K.), and the United States. Two outbreaks involving eight horses were confirmed in Denmark. France recorded 12 outbreaks. A limited number of cases were diagnosed on two premises in Germany. Ireland reported 19 cases on premises in two provinces, and Switzerland reported two cases. The UAE reported a carryover of the disease from late 2013, with an overall estimate of 77 cases on nine premises. Dual strangles and equine herpesvirus-4 infection was diagnosed in the U.K. Strangles was reported to be endemic in the United States.

Limited cases of equine influenza were recorded in Ireland, the U.K., and the United States