Testing on eight horses, three dogs after hendra case
Eight horses in addition to 3 dogs inwards Ingham, Queensland, are beingness tested for Hendra virus next the decease of a stock Equus caballus from the disease.
The 14-year-old creature was euthanised on Th because of the severity of its symptoms. Hendra was confirmed through testing belatedly on Friday.
Authorities are straight off testing others horses in addition to 3 dogs who may accept been exposed to the disease.
Dogs that accept had contact amongst infected horses are straight off routinely tested afterwards 1 tested positive terminal year.
The results are expected today.
Four people accept been identified every bit having had potential exposure to the disease, simply it is understood they accept opted non to undergo testing.
The holding remains nether quarantine.
Hendra was outset identified next an outbreak inwards the Brisbane suburb of Hendra inwards 1994. It has since killed to a greater extent than than eighty horses in addition to is known to accept infected 7 people, iv of whom died.
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