South African horse owners and veterinarians are managing an outbreak of African horse sickness (AHS) in the George area of southern South Africa, in the southeast region of the Western Cape. As of Feb. 28, 13 horses had died. Current outbreaks are not expected to affect the predicted removal of a European Union (EU) export ban on South African horses, as the outbreaks are at least 400

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