Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayyed El Quseir said that the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) officially recognized Egypt as free of African horse sickness (AHS).
This was announced within the activities of the ninety-first session of the General Assembly of the members of the World Organization for Animal Health, who unanimously voted on the technical file submitted by the General Authority for Veterinary Services to prove that the country is free of the disease.
El Sayyed El Quseir stressed that this announcement comes as a culmination of the efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture aimed at developing livestock and supporting Egypt’s pioneering role at the regional and international levels in this field.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
