Commission Decision of 8 August 2008 on the temporary admission and imports into the Community of registered horses from South Africa (notified under document number C(2008) 4211) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/698/EC)

6. Monitoring U.K.

6.1. Ongoing monitoring is carried out within the AHS free area and the surrounding surveillance zone. U.K.

6.2. A monthly sero-epidemiological monitoring for African horse sickness is carried out on at least 60 identified unvaccinated sentinel horses spread over the whole AHS free area and surveillance zone in order to confirm the absence of African horse sickness in the AHS free area and the surveillance zone. Test results are communicated to the Commission monthly. U.K.

6.3. All cases of equine mortality within the AHS free area suspected to be due to an infectious disease and any mortality of an identified sentinel horse, are examined by means of official necropsies and the results confirmed by acceptable diagnostic procedures and communicated to the Commission. U.K.