SYDNEY, Oct 10 - The Australian Horse Industry Council (AHIC) reports that progress is being made on plans to extend the purple zone to free up movements within areas of high horse density already heavily infected with Equine Influenza (EI).

“This will greatly reduce the economic hardship caused by the disease,” AHIC said in its daily update, noting that the number of infected properties, expected to peak at about 4,000, is beginning to decline.

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