EQUINE | Equine Disease Reporting
ECOD Report
Jan-May 2018
Top reported diseases
African Horse Sickness
African horse sickness was reported from across the
country with cases occurring in most Provinces. Most
cases were reported from the Sol Plaatjie municipality
in the Northern Cape Province where 8 cases were
logged. The spatial distribution of the cases reported
is probably an accurate reflection of where the
majority of the cases have occurred, although the case
totals reported on ECOD are lower than what would
be expected when the information is compared to
previous DAFF annual reports. Case numbers reported
from the Free State Province, where generally lower
numbers of cases are reported to occur compared to
Gauteng or KZN, are probably more accurate.
As more practices and private veterinarians become
part of the ECOD reporting structure, under-reporting
on the system is likely to improve, and the ECOD
data will converge with that of the official reporting
structures in the country for controlled diseases.
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