Two Queensland, Australia, properties where there were confirmed cases of hendra virus in late May were released from quarantine on July 12.

The properties in Ingham and Rockhampton were quarantined last month after a horse died on each property after contracting the virus.

Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer Rick Symons, BVSc, MBA, PhD, said Biosecurity Queensland had completed comprehensive sampling and assessments on all animals on these properties: "The animals were assessed daily throughout the quarantine period and have shown no clinical signs of the virus."

Symons said two horses on the Rockhampton property and a dog on the Ingham property which initially tested positive to hendra virus genetic materials would also be released from quarantine after subsequent tests returned negative