International Equine Disease Report, Second Quarter 2014

Reported diseases include African horse sickness, strangles, herpesvirus, piroplasmosis, salmonellosis, and more.
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The International Collating Center, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following equine disease outbreaks for the second quarter* of 2014.

During the first period under review, two cases of African horse sickness were recorded in South Africa, in the protection/surveillance zone in the Western Cape.

Recurrence of vesicular stomatitis was confirmed in Texas on May 23. Infection with the New Jersey serotype was identified on seven premises located in four counties in Texas, all in equids.

Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States recorded strangles. Outbreaks involving horses at two riding stables were reported by Denmark. The number of outbreaks in other affected countries included 13 in France, five in Germany, two in Switzerland, two in the U.K., and numerous outbreaks in the Unites States involving 15 states

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