Record-Breaking Hendra Season Continues in Australia
Erica Larson
October 11, 2011
A Queensland horse was euthanized after testing positive for hendra virus; national total stands at 22 cases.
A Queensland horse was euthanized after testing positive for hendra virus; national total stands at 22 cases.
Horses in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, and near the Great Lakes are at risk of Borrelia burgdorferi exposure.
The guidelines were released in response to Australia’s deadliest hendra virus season in history.
On Oct. 4, the New Bolton Center will present “BoTox: Good for Your Wrinkles, Not Good for Your Horse.”
Here are the steps to take when introducing a new horse to your farm, and to reduce disease spread within your herd.
All horses originating from Texas must be accompanied by proof of a negative EP test to enter Kentucky.
A tenth horse in New South Wales has tested positive for hendra virus, bringing the national total to 21.
Between May and July, the UKVDL confirmed three deaths and 14 cases of Potomac horse fever in Kentucky.
A Queensland horse was confirmed positive for hendra virus today, bringing the national total to 20 cases.
Three new cases of hendra virus were confirmed Aug. 17 in New South Wales, bringing the national total to 19.
A sixth horse tested positive for hendra virus in Australia, bringing the total to 16 confirmed cases.
The quarantines on Australian facilities that housed hendra-positive horses are slowly being lifted.
Severe weather events that horse owners might encounter this summer, an increased possibility of Potomac horse
Queensland and New South Wales have both committed $3 million for hendra virus research.
A dog on one of the hendra virus-affected properties in southern Queensland tested positive for the disease.
The total number of confirmed hendra virus cases has reached 14, according to Chris Reardon, BVSc(Hons),
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