RESPE

Vous trouverez ci-dessous un message d'information concernant le foyer d'Anémie infectieuse qui sévit en Grande-Bretagne et ci-joint le rapport intérmédiaire de l'ICC.

"Defra have just issue an announcement of an outbreak of Equine Infectious Anaemia (swamp fever) in England: http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2010/100119a.htm

Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) is an exotic viral disease that affects horses, mules and donkeys. It is caused by a lentivirus and is spread via biting insects. It does not commonly occur in Great Britain although the last confirmed outbreak in the UK was in 1976. It is however, still present in other parts of the world. Horses are most likely to become infected when travelling abroad to countries, or areas of countries, where the disease is endemic, or from the use of biological products infected with the EIA virus. EIA is often fatal to horses. If the affected animal recovers it remains a lifelong carrier of the disease and will thereby be infectious to other animals, therefore all infected animals must be humanely destroyed to control the spread of disease.

Further information on EIA (including a link to further Q&A material) is available at:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/atoz/eia/index.htm

Defra have involved the BHA in their planning and assessment. We support the necessary humane destruction of persistently infected animals. The horses are not competition or racehorses, or breeding animals. Disease containment controls are on premises not areas, and at a present Defra do not think racing will be affected, or that the risk of spread is high – it is spread by biting flies and such spread is unlikely at this time of year and with the current weather."

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