Hendra virus case in horse near Ingham, Queensland

A Equus caballus has been confirmed amongst the unsafe hendra virus inwards Queensland, merely i hateful solar daytime afterward the launch of a vaccine against the disease.

Biosecurity Queensland said the Equus caballus returned a positive exam piece of cake on Fri night.

The state’s principal veterinary officer, Dr Rick Symons,  said the Equus caballus was outset noticed to hold out sick past times its possessor on Wed afternoon.

A individual veterinary treated the Equus caballus equally a potential Hendra virus representative due to the precipitous onrush of signs, including neurological problems, sluggishness together with a miserable appetite.

By Th afternoon the horse’s status had deteriorated together with a determination was made to euthanise the horse.

Biosecurity Queensland officers conduct maintain quarantined the property.

“They volition too undertake tracing equally a priority to assess whether whatever other animals were at gamble of existence exposed to the virus,” Symons said.

“Restrictions apply to moving horses together with Equus caballus materials on together with off the infected property, together with the holding volition hold out quarantined for at to the lowest degree i month.”

Queensland Health’s Public Health were assessing the province of affairs to position those who were exposed to the infected horse.

Symons said this latest representative was the 8th Hendra virus incident inwards Queensland this twelvemonth together with the 2nd inwards Ingham.

“This twelvemonth nosotros conduct maintain had cases inwards Townsville, Cairns, Ingham, Mackay, Port Douglas together with 2 cases inwards Rockhampton. All of these cases conduct maintain been finalised together with quarantines lifted.”

He said Equus caballus owners needed to remain vigilant inwards taking steps to cut the gamble of infection equally Hendra virus cases tin laissez passer on twelvemonth round.

Symons said the release of the Hendra virus vaccine provided merely about other pick for the Equus caballus manufacture inwards the struggle against the virus together with Equus caballus owners should hash out amongst their veterinary whether vaccinating their horses was appropriate.

“However it is of import to squall upwardly no vaccine is 100 per cent effective together with people inwards contact amongst horses postulate to proceed to practise proficient biosecurity together with personal hygiene measures fifty-fifty if horses are vaccinated,” he said.

Reducing the gamble of Hendra virus infection on properties

• Horse feed together with H2O containers should hold out removed from nether trees. If possible, house feed together with H2O containers nether a shelter.
• Owners should inspect together with position flowering/fruiting trees on their property. Horses should hold out removed from paddocks where flowering/fruiting trees are attracting flight foxes. Horses should hold out returned solely afterward the trees conduct maintain stopped flowering/fruiting together with the flight foxes conduct maintain gone. If horses cannot hold out removed from the paddock, regard fencing (temporary or permanent) to restrain access to flowering/ fruiting 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 horses during times of peak flight flim-flam activeness (usually at dusk together with during the night).
• Make certain gear exposed to whatever trunk fluids from horses is cleaned together with disinfected earlier it is used on merely about other horse. This includes halters, Pb ropes together with twitches. Talk to aveterinarian most which cleaning agents together with disinfectants to use.
• It is essential that Equus caballus owners practise proficient biosecurity together with non locomote with, operate on or conduct maintain sick horses to other properties or equestrian events.
• Do non allow visiting Equus caballus practitioners, such equally farriers, to operate on sick horses.
• Seek veterinary advice earlier bringing whatever sick Equus caballus on to your property.

 

 

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