EIA in Belgian Yard Linked to UK Outbreak
http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=8917
This outbreak was detected following an investigation launched on 20 January 2010 after the United Kingdom reported having confirmed the disease in two horses of a consignment coming from Romania via Belgium.
On 21 October 2010, 18 horses arrived from Romania at a dealer’s establishment at Drongen.
On 22 December 2010, nine of these horses were sent to the United Kingdom, where the disease was diagnosed.
The investigation revealed that the other nine horses were sold mid-November to the same person at Assebroek. This person sold then one horse to his brother at Meetkerke. Movement controls are applied in the farms where the horses are kept at Drongen, Assebroek and Meetkerke; no movement of horses is permitted to or from these facilities.
All horses having been in contact with the horses from Romania are being traced, movement controls will be applied in the farms and the animals will be tested for the disease.
The positive animal will be culled.
This outbreak was detected following an investigation launched on 20 January 2010 after the United Kingdom reported having confirmed the disease in two horses of a consignment coming from Romania via Belgium.
On 21 October 2010, 18 horses arrived from Romania at a dealer’s establishment at Drongen.
On 22 December 2010, nine of these horses were sent to the United Kingdom, where the disease was diagnosed.
The investigation revealed that the other nine horses were sold mid-November to the same person at Assebroek. This person sold then one horse to his brother at Meetkerke. Movement controls are applied in the farms where the horses are kept at Drongen, Assebroek and Meetkerke; no movement of horses is permitted to or from these facilities.
All horses having been in contact with the horses from Romania are being traced, movement controls will be applied in the farms and the animals will be tested for the disease.
The positive animal will be culled.
posted by Rime at
12:08
3 Comments:
This links three major areas that need immediate attention.
1. The need to differentiate between horses destined for slaughter and those that are travelling in the breeding, racing or competitive sphere across Europe.
2. The need to overhaul and enforce the TPA agreement to ensure that horses such as these cannot be imported into the UK without stringent health checks.
3. The pressing need to STOP the long haul transportation of horses across Europe. These animals had already travelled a minimum of 1500km just to reach Belgium from Rumania. In their weakened state from that level of travel, they would be far more susceptible to any disease encountered.
The authorites need to get their act together.
The UK dealers yard is now on 30,60 and 90 day testing.
He will lose a lot of sales before he can move horses off his premises.
Just imagine if this happens to a large livery, racing, competition or breeding yard it is enough to put people out of business permanently.
The Belgian Authorities find more Rumanian imports positive to Coggins Tests.
Includes one imported into large yard June 2009
http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=9059
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