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Animal Health Trust
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PLEASE CONTACT RICHARD NEWTON OR MAIRE O'BRIEN ON THE ABOVE NUMBER, OR E-MAIL
maire.obrien@aht.org.uk  TO SUBMIT REPORTING INFORMATION

Interim Report – November 2017 #14 (30.11.17)

France
Equine Herpes Virus–4 (EHV-4) Infection
On 29 November 2017, Réseau d’Epidémio-Surveillance en Pathologie Equine (RESPE) reported a confirmed case of EHV-4 infection on a stud premises in Finistere, France. Two of 60 horses were reported affected since 22 November 2017, with EHV-4 infection confirmed in a non-vaccinated male Anglo-Arab yearling that was reported with clinical signs of lethargy, ataxia and fever. The positive diagnosis was confirmed on 29 November by PCR on a nasopharyngeal swab.

Equine Herpes Virus–4 (EHV-4) Respiratory Infection
On 30 November 2017, Réseau d’Epidémio-Surveillance en Pathologie Equine (RESPE) reported three separate cases of EHV-4 respiratory infection on separate premises in Ain, Calvados and Orne, France. In Ain the affected animal presented with signs of nasal discharge and fever, in Calvados, a single case with fever was reported and no futher details were available for the case in Orne. The positive diagnoses were all confirmed on 29 November by PCR on nasopharyngeal swabs by LABEO-Frank Duncombe, Normandy.

 

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