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RARE PHOTOS: African horse sickness almost eliminated - The Real Truth

Chaiwat Yotakon, acting director-general of the Department of Livestock Department, chairs a meeting to discuss seeking African Horse Sickness-free status from the World Organisation for Animal Health. (Photo:@DLDthailand Facebook)

Thailand is aiming to be officially declared free of African Horse Sickness (AHS) by next year, a move that will benefit economic sectors including tourism, according to the Department of Livestock Development (DLD).

The last local AHS case was detected in September 2020, and the country has been free from the highly infectious disease for two full years, said Chaiwat Yotakon, the department’s acting director-general.

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