International disease surveillance: International disease monitoring, April to June

Abstract

• African swine fever in the Caucasus region • Lower-risk zone for bluetongue serotype 8 implemented in Great Britain • Outbreaks of equine infectious anaemia in Belgium; new legislation in Romania • Widespread foot-and-mouth disease epizootic in east Asia, and raised awareness in the UK • Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in wild birds in Israel, Russia, Mongolia and China These are among matters discussed in the international disease monitoring report for April to June, prepared by Defra's Food and Farming Group, Global Animal Health.