A Defra spokesman has confirmed a case of CEM, stating: “On 9 June 2021, a case of Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) was confirmed in a breeding stallion at an equine premises in England. “We are working closely with the British Equine Veterinary Association and industry experts to treat the affected horse and trace those horses which may have come into contact with it. There is no public health risk.” Background: •One stallion on a breeding premises in West Devon has tested positive for Contagio

While there continue to be infrequent outbreaks of EHV-1 with both respiratory and neurological signs in Europe and the UK, British Equestrian’s Equine Infectious Disease Advisory Group (EIDAG) has concluded that the prevalence of EHV-associated disease has returned to its typical background level. A quarantine process was put in place by British Showjumping, British Eventing and British Dressage after EHV-1 spread was linked to competitions in the Iberian Penninsula in March, in order to contai

As reported on 7 April, the Equine Infections Diseases Action Group (EIDAG) – who advise British Equestrian – has recommended that the EHV-1 risk level is dropping to a low/normal level, but as an endemic disease the risk it poses to the UK equine population is continuous. As part of the measures put in place to mitigate the risk of the current European EHV outbreak reaching our equine population, British Equestrian and its member bodies introduced an equine health self-certification form on 18