Netherlands: Swamp fever appears in imported horses just across the border in Belgium

The affected animal died of the disease. According to the World Animal Health Information System, this is a horse that was allegedly illegally transported to this place. Swamp fever does not normally occur in Northwestern Europe. In other parts of Europe, such as Romania, the disease is dormant. No testing for EIA is required for the transport of equines within the European Union if the animal comes from an EIA-free horse farm. Because the Wahis speaks of an illegal transport, that probably did not happen in this case. The horse has also not been tested. Standstill The horse ran in a herd of seventeen animals. The other animals do not have the disease. Such a company would normally be on a standstill until it is guaranteed that the disease cannot spread. Infected horses can develop the disease without any obvious symptoms. Other horses can become acutely ill. This is accompanied by fever, lethargy, bleeding and reduced appetite. Then the blood contains many viruses, making them ...