Review Article

The Story of Equine Atypical Myopathy: A Review from the Beginning to a Possible End

Table 1

European cases communicated to the Atypical Myopathy Alert Group from autumn 2006 up to spring 2012.

Reported casesTotal
2006–2012
Autumn
2006
Spring
2007
Autumn
2007
Spring
2008
Autumn
2008
Spring
2009
Autumn
2009
Spring
2010
Autumn
2010
Spring
2011
Autumn
2011
Spring
2012

Austria33
France3932911117101271032974118
Germany18773593191572
Belgium1914671866661014216
Denmark532
Luxembourg312
Ireland22
The Netherlands5913323461
United Kingdom132114391722354
Switzerland50930317
Spain32131
Czech Republic11
Unknown211

Total10601008582818039515970919124

Comments: September or early winter was also considered autumn; early summer was considered spring. This is of concern for less than 10% of cases.