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For
immediate attention
www.ColoradoHorsecouncil.com
November 4, 2009
ALERT!
New Import Requirements for Horses Coming into CO from
Texas
State Veterinary Office representative to attend CHC annual meeting Nov.15
Colorado
Department of Agriculture has announced movement restrictions or additional
entry requirements for horses from Texas due to the detection of equine
piroplasmosis in South Texas.
To
answer your questions, a representative of the Office of the Colorado State
Veterinarian will be at the annual meeting of the Colorado Horse Council, at
1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, at the Pro-Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado
Springs. Anyone interested is welcome to attend; call (303) 292-4981 for more
information.
Equine piroplasmosis is a serious
tick-transmitted blood disease of equine animals, such as horses, donkeys, mules
and zebras; the disease may be carried and transmitted by as many as 15 species
of ticks. Although ticks have been collected from the South Texas ranch for
testing, final results are not complete, and it is not known whether any of the
ticks can serve as a host for the disease.
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has issued the
following requirements:
Equine originating from any premises under quarantine for
equine piroplasmosis shall not enter Colorado. Equine originating from Kleburg,
Nueces, Kenedy, Willacy, Jim Wells, or Brooks County or any other county in
which piroplasmosis is diagnosed, may enter into Colorado providing they are
accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued by an
accredited veterinarian within ten (10) days prior to entering Colorado. The CVI
shall contain the following information:
- Negative piroplasmosis cELISA and CF tests for Theileria
(Babesia) equi within the past 90 days prior to import into Colorado
including an original copy of the test or National Veterinary Services
Laboratory (NVSL) accession number. (The NVSL is the only approved laboratory
for equine piroplasmosis testing);
- A negative Equine Infectious Anemia test within the past
twelve (12) months;
- A Colorado import permit number; and
- The following statement by the accredited veterinarian
signing the CVI, "I personally inspected the equine listed on this
certificate. They do not originate from an equine piroplasmosis quarantined
premises, were inspected for ticks, and were treated prophylactically for ticks
at the time of the inspection."
(Treatment for ticks shall include any topical pyrethroids
or other equine labeled tick treatment product.)
Imported equine that remain permanently in Colorado shall
upon arrival at the destination premises be held separate from all other equine
until they are:
- physically examined by an accredited veterinarian
approved by the state veterinarian;
- retested 30 days after import and determined to be cELISA
negative;
- any equine that subsequently tests cELISA positive to
piroplasmosis shall be quarantined and shall not remain in Colorado.
Changes in import requirements may develop as new
information becomes available to better define the extent of the outbreak. For
updated information refer to http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/
or http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Agriculture-Main/CDAG/1183672504470
or call 303-239-4161.
For more on equine piroplasmosis, see the attached files
from the USDA
and University
of Iowa.
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