Outbreak of African horse sickness in Thailand, 2020
Simon King, Paulina Rajko‐Nenow, Martin Ashby, Lorraine Frost, Simon Carpenter, Carrie Batten
Abstract
African horse sickness was confirmed in horses in Thailand during March 2020. The virus was determined to belong to serotype 1 and is phylogenetically closely related to isolates from South Africa. This is the first incidence of African horse sickness occurring in South East Asia and of serotype 1 outside of Africa.
Topics & Concepts
African horse sicknessOutbreakSerotypeHorseVirologyIncidence (geometry)Veterinary medicineGeographyBiologyMedicinePaleontologyPhysicsOpticsVector-Borne Animal DiseasesViral Infections and VectorsPlant Virus Research Studies