Hendra virus case in horse confirmed in Queensland
A novel illustration of the deadly Hendra virus inward a Equus caballus has been confirmed inward the Brisbane Valley, inward Queensland.
Biosecurity Queensland said a positive exam final result for the bat-borne virus was received slow final night. It is the 3rd illustration inward Queensland this year.
Queensland Chief Biosecurity Officer Dr Jim Thompson said i Equus caballus had died on the holding later becoming unwell over the weekend.
“Biosecurity Queensland is inward the procedure of quarantining the property.
“There are other horses on the holding too nosotros volition hold upward working to decide what contact the infected Equus caballus may conduct keep had amongst these other animals.
“Testing too monitoring volition so hold upward undertaken over the adjacent month.
“While nether quarantine, restrictions volition apply to moving horses too Equus caballus materials on too off the infected property.”
Staff from West Moreton Hospital too Health Service’s Public Health Unit are assessing the province of affairs to decide if whatsoever humans had exposure to the infected horse.
They are likewise conducting contact tracing travel to ensure all people potentially exposed to the sick Equus caballus conduct keep been identified.
Acting West Moreton Hospital too Health Service Public Health doc Dr Kari Jarvinen said transmission of the virus required unopen contact amongst trunk fluids of the sick horse.
“There is no bear witness the virus tin give the sack hold upward passed straight from flight foxes to humans, from the environs to humans, or tin give the sack hold upward transmitted past times airborne droplets,” Jarvinen said.
Thompson said fifty-fifty though most cases tended to rank off inward the cooler months betwixt July too September, Hendra virus infection tin give the sack rank off throughout the year.
“It is thence of import for Equus caballus owners to accept steps to protect themselves too their animals yr round.
“Vaccination is the unmarried most effective agency of reducing the opportunity of Hendra virus infection inward horses. It is recommended Equus caballus owners speak to their veterinary almost the selection of vaccinating their Equus caballus against Hendra virus.”
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