Defra

The following horse diseases are subject to the infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987:

The Order, which revoked and replaced earlier legislation, makes these diseases compulsorily notifiable: it gives an inspector powers to declare an infected place where disease is suspected; to carry out a veterinary inquiry, prohibits the movement of horses carcases and other things onto or off the premises and requires cleansing and disinfection.

EU legislation

Council Directive 90/426 of 26 June 1990 makes the following horse diseases compulsorily notifiable to the EU:

• Glanders
• Dourine
• Equine Encephalomyelitis (of all types, including Japanese Encephalomyelitis and West Nile Fever
• Infectious anaemia
  

Draft Contingency Plan for Specified Type Equine Exotic Diseases (STEED), August 2005

A draft contingency plan for Specified Types of Equine Exotic Diseases (STEED) was drawn up to ensure that the necessary guidance, systems, information and resources, is available for use during an outbreak of the types of exotic equine disease listed below. It was issued to a large number of stakeholder organisations for public consultation on 22 August 2005.

• Summary of responses to consultation (68 KB)
• Draft Specified Type Equine Exotic Diseases (STEED) Contingency Plan (582 KB)

Borna Disease Contagious Equine Metritis Dourine Eastern Equine Encephalitis Epizootic Lymphangitis Equine Infectious Anaemia Glanders

Hendra Disease Japanese Equine Encephalitis Alpha and Flaviviruses (not louping ill) Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Western Equine Encephalitis West Nile Virus