The Australian Spring Carnival in Sydney will not be held because of a virulent outbreak of equine influenza (EI), of which there are now eight confirmed cases in Thoroughbreds.

Racing will be suspended in New South Wales for at least

Several news stories out of Australia indicate that the first horse has died of equine influenza in New South Wales. According to and article in Stuff.co.nz on Aug. 31, a horse

A press release by the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries today (Aug. 29) said there are 19 confirmed horse flu infected properties, and it expected more to be detected later today.

NSW Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

Racing is expected to resume in most Australian states by the weekend, but the movement of all horses continues to be banned following the country’s first outbreak of equine influenza.

A casualty of the equine emergency is the mounted polic

Racing Victoria has breathed fresh air into the Thoroughbred industry in Australia by going against the recommendations of its sister states in the wake of an equine influenza outbreak, but the problem is far from resolved.

The Victorian

There now are 51 confirmed cases of equine influenza in horses at eight premises, and 18 other properties where equine influenza is suspected in New South Wales (NSW), said Department of Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald today (Aug.

Tom Chambers, PhD, who heads The OIE Reference Laboratory for Equine Influenza at the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington, says there is more than one strain of equine influenza known to be in circulation in the

A news story on News.com.au, quoted New South Wales Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald on Aug. 28 saying six police horses in Sydney tested positive for equine influenza, and all horses at that police depot were in quarantine.

In a press release from the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries on Aug. 28, Minister Ian Macdonald said at least 58 horses are now infected with equine influenza on nine confirmed properties. Another 615 horses are in formal

Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald today (Sunday, Aug. 26) said in a press release the equine influenza situation in New South Wales was “grim.”

“More of the full picture is being revealed today, and I regret to inform you tha

New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald late Sunday (Aug. 26) reported that 47 horses in NSW are infected with equine influenza type A. News agencies in Australia have estimated that unofficially as of Sunda

Horses at Broughton Vale near Berry, Moonbi near Tamworth, Moree, Wyong, Wilberforce, and Cattai have tested positive to the equine influenza virus, according to the release from the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries. The

It’s Monday in Australia (Aug. 27), and horses with fevers are being monitored at Randwick Racecourse in Australia as a precaution during the current outbreak of equine influenza in Australia. RacingandSports.com.au reported the suspect horses

In El Paso, Texas, a truck pulling a horse trailer collided with five parked cars, killing four racehorses, El Paso police said. The driver and two horses survived.

Police said they believed that a medical condition suffered by the

The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries announced today (Aug. 25) that stiff penalties have been imposed on people illegally moving horses during the current quarantine due to equine influenza in New South Wales, Australia. Th