Hendra: Two more horse cases, possible dog infection

Dr Rick Symons

Two horses on the Rockhampton belongings where a Equus caballus died of Hendra virus finally calendar week get got returned positive tests. Further N inwards Ingham, government are working to confirm whether a domestic dog has every bit good been infected.

The domestic dog is on the Ingham belongings where a Equus caballus representative was identified finally calendar week to a greater extent than or less the same fourth dimension every bit the Rockhampton case.

Biosecurity Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer Rick Symons said the 2 horses would last re-tested to confirm the results earlier a conclusion was made near hereafter action. There are 8 horses inwards amount on the property.

It is criterion physical care for to euthanize horses that get got been infected amongst the virus.

“It is probable that the animals inwards Rockhampton contracted the illness from the originally infected Equus caballus which died finally week,” Dr Symons said.

Biosecurity Queensland said a domestic dog on the Ingham belongings volition last re-tested later it returned a weak positive examination result.

“Further testing on the domestic dog is needed every bit iii out of the iv samples taken from the creature were negative for Hendra virus,” Symons said.

“This potential representative would entirely last the minute natural infection inwards a domestic dog to last recorded.

“Five horses too a rate out of other animals rest on the Ingham belongings – all other animals get got returned negative results inwards the commencement circular of sampling,” he said.

“Follow-up testing for all of these animals volition last conducted at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory inwards Geelong.”

Symons said the animals were beingness isolated until the additional testing was finalised.

“Biosecurity Queensland officers volition hold to monitor the animals daily too run amongst the owners during this hard time.”

Queensland Health’s Senior Director Communicable Diseases Dr Christine Selvey said that fifty-fifty if institute to last infected, at that topographic point is minimal run a jeopardy of infection to humans from the dog.

Queensland wellness has spoken to the dog’s owners today.

Additionally, Queensland Health is investigating whether whatever to a greater extent than people had contact amongst these novel cases of infected horses.

“All identified contacts get got been assessed every bit having depression exposure.

“Queensland Health volition hold to render information too back upwards to those contacts,” she said.

 

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