A highly fatal insect-borne viral disease of horses and mules, and a mild subclinical disease in donkeys
and zebras; normally occurs in sub-Saharan Africa but occasionally spreads to North Africa:
African Horsesickness (AHS)
African horse sickness (AHS) is a highly infectious, and deadly disease. It commonly affects horses, mules, donkeys and zebras. It is caused by a virus of the genus Orbivirus belonging to the family Reoviridae. This disease can be caused by any of the nine serotypes of this virus. AHS is not directly contagious, but is known to be spread by insect vectors (read more here).
and zebras; normally occurs in sub-Saharan Africa but occasionally spreads to North Africa:
African Horsesickness (AHS)
African horse sickness (AHS) is a highly infectious, and deadly disease. It commonly affects horses, mules, donkeys and zebras. It is caused by a virus of the genus Orbivirus belonging to the family Reoviridae. This disease can be caused by any of the nine serotypes of this virus. AHS is not directly contagious, but is known to be spread by insect vectors (read more here).
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