Equine flu outbreak strikes British horseracing

In the United Kingdom, an outbreak of equine flu has reportedly led the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) to cancel all of its scheduled competitions until at least Wednesday.

Six animals diagnosed:

According to a Friday report from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the outbreak was first spotted in a trio of horses in Cheshire only hours after some of their stable-mates had raced at tracks in Wolverhampton, Ludlow and Ayr on February 6. The broadcaster detailed that a further three animals from the same facility have since been diagnosed with the hi…