The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said it will place new controls on horses entering Canada from the state of New Mexico in order to protect Canadian livestock from an outbreak of vesicular stomatitis now occurring in New Mexico.
"Effective immediately, horses originating from the state of New Mexico will not be permitted to enter Canada. Canadian horses returning from New Mexico will be allowed entry into Canada if additional import requirements are met," CFIA explained. "In addition, all horses entering Canada from the U.S. must be accompanied by official U.S. documents certifying that they have not been in New Mexico within the previous 21 days."
Canada is now free of vesicular stomatitis. The last case of the viral disease was reported in 1949.
"An outbreak of vesicular stomatitis in Canada could result in a loss of markets for live animals, meat and animal genetics," CFIA said.
More details are available on CFIA's website at www.inspection.gc.ca.
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