Paraguay rules out all suspected cases of equine encephalomyelitis

According to the report on the “Situation of Equine Encephalomyelitis in Paraguay”, during the years 2023 and 2024, diseases with nervous symptoms in horses were reported in several departments of the country. The largest number of suspected cases were registered in the Eastern region, especially in the departments of Ñeembucú, Concepción and Caaguazú, totaling 23 suspicions; However, none of these resulted in positive cases of the disease. In contact with Productiva, the director of Senacsa Quarantine indicated that the suspected cases occurred between November of last year and May of this 2024. The Alphavirus -equine encephalomyelitis-, which is transmitted from birds to mosquitoes and they in turn They infect horses and humans, it is a disease absent in the country, the interviewee highlighted. He highlighted that this disease is characterized by occurring in spring and summer. The CSA report was shared during the llth Ordinary Meeting of the Animal Health Commission (CSA) held ...