The International Collating Center, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks.

Contagious equine metritis (CEM) was reported in France (one case), Germany (two cases) and the United Arab Emirates that involved a non-breeding Thoroughbred stallion detected on pre-export testing.

Outbreaks of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) related diseases were reported from Argentina, Australia, Germany, Japan, S. Africa, the UK and the US. Cases of herpesvirus abortion were diagnosed on three premises in Argentina; on two premises the mares were unvaccinated. Australia reported eight abortions in mares on three farms in Victoria. Isolated cases were reported from Japan and the UK. An outbreak of EHV-1 abortions occurred on four premises in S. Africa. The US confirmed five EH V-1 cases of abortion in Kentucky. Sporadic cases of EHV-1 myeloencephalopathy were diagnosed in Japan, Germany and the US. Equine herpesvirus 4 related respiratory disease was reported from Australia, Germany, Korea, Turkey, the UK, and the US.

Equine influenza was reported from France, Germany, Sweden, the UK and the US. The disease was diagnosed on five premises in France; the majority were unvaccinated horses. Limited evidence of infection was reported from Germany, Sweden and the US. Seven outbreaks of influenza were confirmed in England, Scotland and Wales