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Friday, April 17, 2020

THAILAND - Thailand scrambles to contain major outbreak of horse-killing virus

Title:
Thailand scrambles to contain major outbreak of horse-killing virus

Author:
Christa Lesté-Lasserre

Published:
Science, 16 April 2020

From the article:
"Thailand, already battling the spread of coronavirus, is now contending with another deadly viral outbreak—in horses. With hundreds of horse deaths reported there in the last 3 weeks, horse owners are rushing to seal their animals indoors with netting, away from biting midges that spread the virus for African horse sickness (AHS). Some scientists suspect that zebras, imported from Africa, led to the outbreak."

To read this article:
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/thailand-scrambles-contain-major-outbreak-horse-killing-virus