Zebras on quarantine list after importing deadly horse disease

By The Nation

 

 

The government has ordered mandatory registration and quarantine for all imported zebras, after experts reported they were the source of Thailand’s first-ever outbreak of African horse sickness (AHS).

 

AHS has killed more than 500 horses across the country since being detected earlier this year in Pak Chong district, Nakhon Ratchasima. Authorities say the infection rate is now falling after a vaccination programme was implemented.

 

Warawut Silpa-archa, minister of Natural Resources and Environment, said measures to prevent the spread of AHS had been discussed at a meeting today (May 21) in Chiang Rai.

 

It was highlighted that zebras were currently not on the list of animals that must be quarantined and tested before being imported to Thailand. But that would now change, said Warawut, after blood tests on imported zebras had tested positive for AHS.

 

Meanwhile, horse owners in Thailand must request permission before transporting their animals, while all imported horses must have a health certificate.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388269

 

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 This us hardly a unicorn.

Zebras are now on immigration's radar...no more longterm visas without a doctor's referral and minimum health insurance.

 

If zebra knows a horse's axx at immigration...may be able to buy some time...

21 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

Zebras are now on immigration's radar...no more longterm visas without a doctor's referral and minimum health insurance.

 

If zebra knows a horse's axx at immigration...may be able to buy some time...

Agreed. 

 

I did not know that there was an influx of zebras into Thailand. Far out. 

I think this is a great idea, zebras, lazy buggers, walk around all day in their jammies.

Horses and donkeys change into work clothes and off they go.

Zebras get of your ass and make Thailand great again.

Bit like shutting the stable door after the horses has bolted, you would have thought that the DLD , Department of Livestock Development ,would have know that importing a wild animal from Africa would have to be blood tested and put in quarantine.

But the DLD probable looked at the Zebras and said how are we going to handle these things ,they can kick and bite ,and then just let them go ,they can barely handle a stroppy beef cow ,so a Zebra no chance.

Now they would probably use a knock out dart.   

Why exactly do they need zebras here? Some Sino-Thai "pharmacy" grinding them to paste because they haven't found viagra yet?

Take 'em down boys!

 

8 hours ago, timendres said:

Take 'em down boys!

 

No mention of the smart car?

Here's an idea: Leave them in Africa?

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

It was highlighted that zebras were currently not on the list of animals that must be quarantined and tested before being imported to Thailand. But that would now change, said Warawut, after blood tests on imported zebras had tested positive for AHS

Why not simply say "any animal" i ported to Thailand must have a health certificate before travel..

instead of naming thousands of breeds/species.

How many zebra's you import? Where did they go? There should be a listing with customs then.

WHy you ever import lots (?) of zebra's? Not mentioning in the story off where they are and taken actions on the zebras. So problem (virus) still running.

 

The common hosts of this disease are horses, mules, donkeys, and zebras. However, elephants, camels, and dogs can be infected, as well, but often show no signs of the disease. Dogs usually contract the disease by eating infected horse meat, although a recent report has been made of the disease occurring in dogs with no known horse-meat ingestion.[3]

Transmission[edit]

This disease is spread by insect vectors. The biological vector of the virus is the Culicoides (midges) species. However, this disease can also be transmitted by species of mosquitoes including Culex, Anopheles, and Aedes, and species of ticks such as Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus.

 

It is again the blood eating females of mosquitos. DId they travel from Africa with out visa and work permit?

 

When this was first reported over a month ago, they had already identified that Zebras were the carriers of the AHS, but in that story the Zebras at fault were transhipped through Thailand on their way to China

 

Wonder what the real story is ?

Surprised there is no mention of pedestrian crossings in Pattaya.    PML