International Equine Disease Report, First Quarter 2018
The International Collating Centre, in Newmarket, United Kingdom, and other sources reported the following equine disease outbreaks.
The Republic of South Africa reported an expected seasonal increase in cases of African horse sickness. A total of 88 cases were recorded in eight of the nine provinces. No cases occurred in the Western Cape Province, including the disease-controlled area.
The United Kingdom and the United States reported equine influenza outbreaks. Two cases in recently imported unvaccinated horses were recorded in the United Kingdom. The disease can be considered endemic in the United States in which it was confirmed in three states, with multiple outbreaks in one of the states.
France, Germany, Ireland, and the United States reported multiple strangles outbreaks: 21 in France, two in Germany, numerous cases in Ireland, and 65 outbreaks in 22 states in the United States, 10 involving multiple cases of the disease
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