The European flu epizootic: what are the lessons learned? - Richard Newton

Dr Richard Newton is Director of Epidemiology and Disease Control at the Animal Health Trust, Kentford, Suffolk, UK. Dr Newton is a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He has published widely on equine infectious disease and advises the UK’s equine industry on disease prevention and control. In this presentation, he discusses the European equine influenza epidemic of 2019 and focusses on steps taken to protect the UK’s racing population.


To conclude, the topic is discussed by trustees of Beaufort Cottage Educational Trust and equine clinicians, Nick Wingfield-Digby, Celia Marr and Fred Barrelet. They are joined by Antony Clements, a member of the Baker McVeigh International Group, based in Newmarket, Suffolk, UK. Antony has extensive experience of racehorse practice and sits on the Veterinary Committee of the British Horseracing Authority.