Second Hendra jab being offered for free in Australia

Drug society Zoetis is offering to render the minute required dose of its Hendra Equus caballus vaccine costless inwards a bid to encourage owners to protect their animals earlier the peak flavor for the virus.

The Zoetis offering runs until July 31 through participating veterinarians inwards the promise Equus caballus owners volition accept upwards the offer, amongst the minute jab resulting inwards proven protection for at to the lowest degree half-dozen months.

“With lx per cent of Hendra virus outbreaks occurring betwixt May together with July, the offering has been timed to give Equus caballus owners the best peril possible to assist protect themselves, their families together with the wider community,” said Dr Stephanie Armstrong from Zoetis.

“Equivac HeV is the most pregnant weapon inwards our arsenal against this deadly illness together with vaccination volition give Equus caballus owners the peace of hear that their Equus caballus is immunised for at to the lowest degree half-dozen months.”

Equine Veterinarians Commonwealth of Australia (EVA) together with Equestrian Commonwealth of Australia are urging owners together with handlers to accept wages of the offer.

“There are no minute chances amongst Hendra,” said Dr Warwick Vale, president of the EVA together with chairman of Equestrian Australia. “One hundred per cent of horses diagnosed amongst the virus die. Even to a greater extent than worrying, at that spot is a 57 per cent mortality charge per unit of measurement inwards people that contract the disease.

“While nosotros get got been advising the community to vaccinate since the launch of Equivac HeV inwards Nov 2012, nosotros promise the costless dose inaugural volition displace a surge inwards vaccination numbers together with run across Equus caballus owners accept their horse’s welfare together with their ain security to a greater extent than seriously. The role of this vaccine ensures that the risks posed past times Hendra virus are mitigated. Hendra illness is instantly effectively preventable.”

The offering follows a groundswell of back upwards for Equivac HeV from the equine industry. This includes the backing of Coolmore Stud, where to a greater extent than than 400 mares were vaccinated, together with the Queensland, New South Wales together with Western Commonwealth of Australia Mounted Police, who lately vaccinated their horses against Hendra.

Equivac HeV tin endure administered to whatever Equus caballus from iv months of historic current together with the vaccine offers at to the lowest degree half-dozen months of immunity next the direction of the minute dose.

Since its launch terminal November, entirely 0.22 per cent of doses administered get got resulted inwards adverse events, amongst virtually one-half of these reported every bit tiddler site reactions that need niggling or no treatment.

The costless dose offering is available entirely through participating veterinarians together with consultation fees together with whatever associated locomote costs for the administering veterinary volition apply. Equivac HeV is non a registered chemic production together with a submission for registration has been made.

Horse owners should watch www.health4horses.com.au for damage together with weather of the costless vaccine offer.

 

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