Hendra infection confirmed in two Queensland horses

Hendra virus

Two cases of Hendra infection inwards horses lead maintain been confirmed yesteryear biosecurity officials inwards Queensland, Australia.

One illustration is most Rockhampton as well as the other most Ingham.

Biosecurity Queensland said positive exam results were received like shooting fish in a barrel final night.

Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Rick Symons said a Equus caballus died on Sabbatum on a belongings most Rockhampton, amongst exam results confirming the Equus caballus had Hendra virus.

Symons said in that place were other horses on the property, which were beingness assessed today.

Symons said a Equus caballus had too died on a belongings inwards Ingham on Monday, amongst results confirming it too had Hendra. Five horses stay on that belongings as well as volition too survive assessed today.

“Biosecurity Queensland is inwards the procedure of quarantining the properties as well as volition exam as well as monitor the other horses at these locations over the side yesteryear side month,” Symons said.

“Tracing volition survive a priority to hit upward one's heed what contact the deceased horses may lead maintain had amongst other animals.

“Movement restrictions volition apply to moving horses as well as Equus caballus materials on as well as off the infected properties.”

Queensland Health’s Public Health experts were travelling to both properties today to assess the province of affairs as well as hit upward one's heed whether whatever humans had contact amongst the infected horses as well as thus take away testing.

Queensland’s Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young, said transmission of the virus to people required unopen contact amongst trunk fluids of the sick horse.

“Queensland Health staff volition come about to undertake contact tracing go to ensure all people potentially exposed to the sick Equus caballus lead maintain been identified,” Young said.

Since the kickoff of 2011 until instantly in that place has been xi Hendra virus incidents inwards Queensland resulting inwards the expiry or euthanasia of xiv horses as well as i dog. These ii novel cases brings the amount for 2011 as well as 2012 to xiii cases as well as sixteen Equus caballus deaths.

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