First case of Australian Bat Lyssavirus in a horse
Australia has recorded its get-go illustration of Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV) inwards a horse.
Queensland’s main biosecurity officer, Dr Jim Thompson, said the Equus caballus was euthanised on May eleven later falling ill.
Biosecurity Queensland quarantined the belongings on the Southern Downs.
“Another Equus caballus showing like symptoms was euthanised at the same belongings 5 days earlier,” Thompson said.
“There are xx other horses on the property. The vet involved inwards both cases used personal protection equipment together with took appropriate precautions.
“The site volition stay nether quarantine patch farther testing is conducted on the remaining horses.”
Thompson said the Equus caballus had tested negative for Hendra virus, simply farther testing returned a positive resultant for ABLV, which is carried past times bats together with flight foxes.
Staff from the Darling Downs Hospital together with Health Service Public Health Unit volition see the belongings to assess the province of affairs together with position whatever human potentially exposed to the horse.
The populace wellness staff volition interview all people identified every bit having been inwards contact amongst the Equus caballus to compass upward one's heed whether whatever post-exposure handling is required.
Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said it is of import to shout out upward that human cases of Lyssavirus were incredibly rare.
“There convey entirely been 3 recorded cases inwards Australia, all inwards Queensland, together with sadly, all 3 people passed away,” Young said.
The virus causes severe encephalon swelling.
“All 3 cases were the resultant of straight exposure to bats amongst Lyssavirus. This is the get-go illustration where Australian Bat Lyssavirus has been identified inwards a horse, although nosotros know from overseas that horses tin live on infected amongst rabies. There is a theoretical possibility that transmission to humans could occur.
“We do, however, convey a preventative handling that is effective inwards whatever individual non displaying symptoms of the virus.
“Warwick together with Toowoomba Hospitals volition render a gratis course of didactics of this preventative handling to anyone who populace wellness staff compass upward one's heed was inwards unopen contact amongst this dead Equus caballus resulting inwards a lead chances of exposure to the virus. Simply patting a Equus caballus would non flora exposure.”
People who convey had a potential exposure to ABLV ask an injection of rabies immunoglobulin together with a serial of 4 rabies vaccine injections.
Anyone amongst a weakened immune organization volition ask a farther (fifth) dose of vaccine together with follow-up blood tests to confirm their immunity.
This course of didactics of handling is also known every bit post-exposure prophylaxis.
It is understood 6 people may convey had contact amongst the Equus caballus that may warrant treatment.
Authorities suspect the Equus caballus may convey been bitten or scratched past times a bat to contract the virus.
ABLV is closely related to rabies virus. It was get-go identified inwards a 5-month sometime juvenile dark flight play tricks collected nearly Ballina inwards northern New South Wales, Australia, inwards 1996 during a national surveillance computer program for the late identified Hendra virus.
ABLV is the 7th fellow member of the lyssavirus genus, which includes the rabies virus, together with is the entirely lyssavirus acquaint inwards Australia.
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