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Meeting of 16 August 2016 Please ready here: Feedback from CEM Working Group Meeting of 16 August 2016Read more

Dear All To many of you, this may be already common knowledge but it seems not all know which passports are acceptable as a movement document for horses into and within the AHS controlled area. For any horse that needs to be moved between AHS zones, and from the infected zone into the AHS controlled area,Read more

  First Call for Papers The 2017 SAEVA congress will be held over 4 days, from the 13th to 16th February at Skukuza situated in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Congress committee of SAEVA invites scientific abstracts for presentation as short (10 min) oral presentations. Papers reviewing recent advances, or relating to research into mattersRead more

Newsletter – August 2016 Newsletter – June 2016 Newsletter – April 2016Read more

To: ALL Veterinarians Date: 28 September 2016 RE: AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS (AHS) VACCINATION PERIOD The AHS vaccination period is from June – October which is coming to an end. OBP has enough stock of AHS vaccine and we encourage all veterinarians to remind horse owners about the importance of AHS vaccination period. for further detailsRead more

Please be reminded that the period that AHS vaccination is allowed in the AHS controlled area is coming to an end. (30 June to 31 October) Be aware that if you have not given the first bottle of the AHS vaccine combinations by or before the 10th October, it effectively means you will not be able to getRead more

Dear Colleagues Please find the most recent updated form for movement applications for permits into the AHS controlled area. Not much has changed, just formatting really and one or two fields (such as date of departure has been added) Please also note the change of email address for ALL applications into the controlled area, noRead more

October 2016 In this Issue … Three major scientific achievements in 2016 : Groundbreaking Equine Research Centre Paper supports 1 June to 31 October AHS vaccination period ERC’s RT-PCR Test to be validated by the OIE and accepted by the EU AusVet Risk Assessment Paper published (Reported in June 2016 EHF Newsletter) http://www.equinehealthfund.co.za/Portals/0/Significant%20Developments%20in%20AHS%20Research.pdf Summary ofRead more

Saving the Survivors was founded in 2012 by Dr Johan Marais to attend to injured endangered wildlife that has fallen victim to poaching or traumatic incidents. Whilst Saving the Survivors will attend to the needs of any animal that survives a poaching incident, most of our efforts have been directed to Rhino given the vicious attacksRead more

Still wondering why the AHS Vaccination Period has been restricted to 1 June to 31 October in the AHS Controlled Area, and why this period is highly recommended for the rest of the country? This scientific paper will tell you why. AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS CAUSED BY GENOME REASSORTMENT AND REVERSION TO VIRULENCE OF LIVE, ATTENUATEDRead more