A veterinarian exposed to a horse infected with Hendra virus has tested positive for the disease and is hospitalized in an induced coma, said the Australian Horse Industry Council.

Three horses on a Cawarral, Queensland, property died in late July and early August. Two of the dead horses were confirmed positive for Hendra, a potentially zoonotic virus that has only occurred in Australia.

Testing continues on an additional 25 horses on the property, as well as 11 that had left the facility. (Read more.) The Cawarral property and a neighboring property will remain under quarantine until Biosecurity Queensland is confident there is no chance of any further infection