Hendra virus case in northern Queensland
The deadly Hendra virus has been confirmed inward a Equus caballus on a property between Cairns together with Port Douglas, Queensland.
Biosecurity Queensland said yesterday a positive assay out upshot for the bat-borne virus was received on Midweek night.
Queensland’s principal biosecurity officer, Dr Jim Thompson, said the belongings possessor contacted a veterinary on Mon later the Equus caballus became ill. The Equus caballus died earlier the vet arrived.
Dr Jim Thompson on the latest Hendra case:
“Biosecurity officers are currently assessing the province of affairs merely from preliminary information nosotros empathize at that topographic point are xiii other horses on the property,” Thompson said.
“Tracing is a priority to decide what contact the infected Equus caballus may bring had amongst other animals.”
The belongings has been quarantined.
“Restrictions volition apply to moving horses together with Equus caballus materials on together with off the infected property, together with the belongings volition survive quarantined for at to the lowest degree 1 month,” he said.
Queensland Health’s Public Health experts are working to decide if whatever humans had contact amongst the infected horse.
Queensland’s principal wellness officer, Dr Jeannette Young, reassured the community that transmission of the virus required unopen contact amongst bodily fluids of an infected horse.
Thompson said it was the 7th Hendra virus incident inward Queensland this year.
“This twelvemonth nosotros bring had cases inward Townsville, Cairns, Ingham together with Mackay together with 2 cases inward Rockhampton – all of these cases bring been finalised together with quarantines lifted,” he said.
Thompson said Equus caballus owners needed to stay vigilant inward taking steps to trim down the peril of infection equally cases tin dismiss occur twelvemonth round. However, they are to a greater extent than mutual during the cooler months.
“If a Equus caballus becomes sick, owners should contact their veterinary right away equally happened inward this case.”
The virus is endemic inward the local native fruit bats, known equally flight foxes. The virus is able to infect horses together with inward 7 known cases it has jumped from horses to humans. Four of those cases proved fatal.
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