International Equine Disease Report, Third Quarter 2014
Equine Disease Quarterly
January 2, 2015
Diagnosed diseases include strangles, influenza, vesicular stomatitis, hendra virus, salmonellosis, and more.
Diagnosed diseases include strangles, influenza, vesicular stomatitis, hendra virus, salmonellosis, and more.
While most see hendra virus as a risk, many are not taking precautions to protect themselves or their horses.
Reported diseases include CEM, strangles, influenza, EVA, EHV, piroplasmosis, salmonellosis, and more.
The property was quarantined last month following the confirmation of the hendra virus in a horse and a dog.
Hong Kong will accept horses vaccinated against hendra virus, according to manufacturer recommendations.
The policy requires horses attending “hendra vaccinated events” to be fully vaccinated against the virus.
A horse residing on the same property died due to hendra virus earlier this month.
New South Wales officials have confirmed at least three new equine hendra virus cases in the past week.
The newly confirmed hendra virus case is the fourth in Queensland this year.
Officials are managing a new equine hendra virus case after a positive test result was received June 24.
Officials are encouraging horse owners to vaccinate their horses against the potentially deadly hendra virus.
A horse residing in Macksville, New South Wales, Australia, died of hendra virus on June 5.
One researcher described a study investigating the impact of human behavior on the spread of the hendra virus.
Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry Minister John McVeigh urged owners to protect horses via vaccination.
This is the first case where Australian bat lyssavirus has been identified in a horse.
Recent data showed that the vaccine offered protection to horses for a period of up to six months.
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