Riyadh, Dhu-AlQa'dah 16, 1438, August 08, 2017, SPA -- The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture temporarily banned here today importation of living animals of Equine species, from Spain and Macedonia. Director-General of the Department of Animal Risk Assessment Dr. Sanad Al-Harbi said that the ban was based on the precautionary bulletin issued by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and reports on emergence of cases of Equine infectious anemia, in both countries. --SPA 19:51 LOCAL TIME 16:51 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w462481