International disease monitoring, January to March 2006

• Classical swine fever in Bulgaria, Germany and Brazil • Newcastle disease in Europe, Azerbaijan, Mexico and Japan • Highly pathogenic avian influenza in European Union member states, Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and East Asia • Foot-and-mouth disease in Brazil, Argentina, Egypt, Turkey, China and Russia • Rinderpest in Gabon • African horse sickness in Swaziland -These are among matters disc ussed in the international disease monitoring report for January to March 2006, prepared by DEFRA'S International Animal Health Division.