Press Release: EU strengthens measures to prevent the spread of Equine Infectious Anaemia from Romania to other Member States

The EU strengthened measures on 4 May 2010 taken by the Romanian authorities to prevent the spread of equine infectious anaemia (EIA) to other Member States. The decision is based on a Commission proposal that was endorsed by the Member States during a two-day meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH), which also agreed on a series of other measures aiming to protect animal and public health in the EU.