Horse with Hendra infection euthanized in Queensland
A gravely sick Equus caballus euthanized on Tuesday inwards Queensland was suffering from a Hendra infection, testing has confirmed.
Biosecurity Queensland said a positive examination final result from samples taken from the brute at Mackay was received final night.
Queensland’s principal veterinary officer, Dr Rick Symons, said the holding manager contacted a veterinary on Tuesday after discovering the Equus caballus was seriously ill.
“There are a let out of other animals including horses on the holding in addition to on adjoining properties,” Symons said. “Tracing is a priority to decide what contact the infected Equus caballus had amongst other animals on all properties.”
He said biosecurity officers visited the holding this forenoon to found a quarantine.
“Restrictions volition apply to moving horses in addition to Equus caballus materials on in addition to off the infected property, in addition to the holding volition hold out quarantined for at to the lowest degree ane month,” Symons said.
Queensland Health personnel conduct maintain determined entirely ane mortal had contact amongst the infected horse. The mortal has been assessed equally having low-level exposure equally they wore personal protective equipment in addition to took other appropriate precautions.
Queensland Health’s senior manager of communicable diseases, Dr Christine Selvey, said transmission of the virus required closed contact amongst trunk fluids of an infected horse.
“Queensland Health staff volition give-up the ghost along to undertake contact tracing operate to ensure all people potentially exposed to the infected Equus caballus conduct maintain been identified,” she said.
It is the 4th Hendra virus incident inwards Queensland this year.
Previous incidents include ane inwards Townsville inwards Jan in addition to two inwards May – ane inwards Ingham in addition to ane inwards Rockhampton.
Testing is continuing on both the Ingham in addition to Rockhampton properties, which stay nether quarantine.
Symons said: “Horse owners ask to stay vigilant inwards taking steps to cut back the jeopardy of infection equally Hendra virus tin occur yr round, but is to a greater extent than mutual during the cooler months. If a Equus caballus becomes sick, owners should contact their veterinary straight off equally happened inwards this case.”
The latest guidelines for veterinarians treatment potential Hendra virus infections inwards horses has been updated in addition to is available for veterinarians at www.biosecurity.qld.gov.au
Reducing the jeopardy of Hendra virus infection:
- Horse feed in addition to H2O containers should hold out removed from nether trees. If possible, house feed in addition to H2O containers nether a shelter.
- Owners should inspect in addition to position flowering/fruiting trees on their property. Horses should hold out removed from paddocks where these trees are attracting flight foxes. Horses should hold out returned entirely after the trees conduct maintain stopped flowering or fruiting in addition to the flight foxes conduct maintain gone. If horses cannot hold out removed from the paddock, reckon fencing (temporary or permanent) to trammel access to such trees. Clean upwardly whatever fruit debris underneath the trees earlier returning horses.
- If it is non possible to take horses from paddocks, seek to temporarily take your horses during times of peak flight line a fast ane on activeness (usually at dusk in addition to during the night).
- Ensure that sick horses are isolated from other horses, people in addition to animals until a veterinarian’s thought is obtained.
- If at that spot is to a greater extent than than ane Equus caballus on your property, grip unaffected horses start in addition to and thence entirely grip sick horses after taking appropriate precautions.
- Make certain gear exposed to whatever trunk fluids from horses is cleaned in addition to disinfected earlier it is used on merely about other horse. This includes halters, atomic number 82 ropes in addition to twitches. Talk to your veterinary virtually which cleaning agents in addition to disinfectants to use.
- When cleaning contaminated equipment from a sick horse, wearable gloves, comprehend whatever cuts or grazes in addition to launder your hands thoroughly afterwards.
- It is essential that Equus caballus owners exercise skillful biosecurity in addition to non move with, operate on or accept sick horses to other properties or equestrian events.
- Do non let visiting Equus caballus practitioners (e.g. farriers) to operate on sick horses. Seek veterinary advice earlier bringing whatever sick Equus caballus onto your property.
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