Is African Horse Sickness found in the United States?

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Is African Horse Sickness found in the United States?

African Horse Sickness is a viral disease transmitted by biting midges and is found primarily in Africa and some neighboring regions. Its presence in the United States is not established; there are strict import controls, surveillance, and biosecurity measures that prevent introduction and circulation of the virus here. While the Culicoides vectors exist in the US, the virus itself is not present in US horse populations, so there is no natural transmission taking place. If the virus were present in the US, you would expect to see clinical cases and outbreaks, which have not occurred.

African Horse Sickness is a viral disease transmitted by biting midges and is found primarily in Africa and some neighboring regions. Its presence in the United States is not established; there are strict import controls, surveillance, and biosecurity measures that prevent introduction and circulation of the virus here. While the Culicoides vectors exist in the US, the virus itself is not present in US horse populations, so there is no natural transmission taking place. If the virus were present in the US, you would expect to see clinical cases and outbreaks, which have not occurred.

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