AlaskaDenise
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Re: Australian horses with flu
that's the way the article was written.
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that's the way the article was written.
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Australian horses with flu
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Sally Furniss
Well-known member
Re: Australian horses with flu
Yes. It is an unfortunate mistake by AAP. I hope they fix it soon.
AlaskaDenise said:
Yes. It is an unfortunate mistake by AAP. I hope they fix it soon.
Treyfish
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Re: Australian horses with flu
Travellers from flu-hit areas enter country unchecked
By BARRY LICHTER, EMMA PAGE - Sunday Star Times | Sunday, 2 September 2007
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Botched biosecurity procedures saw travellers coming from areas infected with the equine virus coming through New Zealand airports unchecked last weekend.
While Biosecurity officials acted quickly to shut down New Zealand's borders to horse traffic last Saturday, travellers entered the country freely until two days later - even those who reported they had come from stud farms in the infected area.
A Waikato couple that attended stallion parades in the Hunter Valley last weekend was staggered when airport officials seemed unaware of the developing flu epidemic.
After watching hours of Australian television on the highly contagious disease, which is believed to have been spread to Randwick's 700-strong horse population on the clothing or gear of a trackwork rider, they fully expected security delays.
But even when they volunteered they were wearing the same shoes as on their farm visits, the airport staff seemed oblivious to the danger.
"Nobody asked whether we'd disinfected our clothing or been through any cleaning procedures," said the traveller, who did not want to be named.
"We were quite concerned about it, as horses are our livelihood. We made sure we washed all our clothes when we got home before we went anywhere near our stables."
An Agriculture and Forestry Ministry spokeswoman confirmed an order requiring passengers to be questioned or their luggage checked was unable to be issued during last weekend because of procedural issues. The procedure has now been changed.
While equipment arriving in the country could be checked over the weekend, passengers were not questioned until Monday, when airport staff were able to be notified, she said.
Cambridge's Bruce and Maureen Harvey returned from the same Australian studs on Monday night to find security was much tighter and their footwear was taken away to be fumigated.
The New Zealand Equine Health Association's John O'Flaherty said it was feasible, but unlikely, that the virus could have been brought into the country on the flight. Late last week New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing responded to the threat, invoking strict rules on disinfecting and washing procedures that arriving stable workers and riders had to follow before being allowed to work here. :tiphat: http://www.stuff.co.nz/4187462a11.html
Travellers from flu-hit areas enter country unchecked
By BARRY LICHTER, EMMA PAGE - Sunday Star Times | Sunday, 2 September 2007
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Botched biosecurity procedures saw travellers coming from areas infected with the equine virus coming through New Zealand airports unchecked last weekend.
While Biosecurity officials acted quickly to shut down New Zealand's borders to horse traffic last Saturday, travellers entered the country freely until two days later - even those who reported they had come from stud farms in the infected area.
A Waikato couple that attended stallion parades in the Hunter Valley last weekend was staggered when airport officials seemed unaware of the developing flu epidemic.
After watching hours of Australian television on the highly contagious disease, which is believed to have been spread to Randwick's 700-strong horse population on the clothing or gear of a trackwork rider, they fully expected security delays.
But even when they volunteered they were wearing the same shoes as on their farm visits, the airport staff seemed oblivious to the danger.
"Nobody asked whether we'd disinfected our clothing or been through any cleaning procedures," said the traveller, who did not want to be named.
"We were quite concerned about it, as horses are our livelihood. We made sure we washed all our clothes when we got home before we went anywhere near our stables."
An Agriculture and Forestry Ministry spokeswoman confirmed an order requiring passengers to be questioned or their luggage checked was unable to be issued during last weekend because of procedural issues. The procedure has now been changed.
While equipment arriving in the country could be checked over the weekend, passengers were not questioned until Monday, when airport staff were able to be notified, she said.
Cambridge's Bruce and Maureen Harvey returned from the same Australian studs on Monday night to find security was much tighter and their footwear was taken away to be fumigated.
The New Zealand Equine Health Association's John O'Flaherty said it was feasible, but unlikely, that the virus could have been brought into the country on the flight. Late last week New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing responded to the threat, invoking strict rules on disinfecting and washing procedures that arriving stable workers and riders had to follow before being allowed to work here. :tiphat: http://www.stuff.co.nz/4187462a11.html
Re: Australian horses with flu
for the latest information on the outbreaks in queensland:
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/xchg/dpi/hs.xsl/27_7416_ENA_HTML.htm
for the latest information on the outbreaks in queensland:
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/xchg/dpi/hs.xsl/27_7416_ENA_HTML.htm
Re: Australian horses with flu
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But even when they volunteered they were wearing the same shoes as on their farm visits, the airport staff seemed oblivious to the danger.
"Nobody asked whether we'd disinfected our clothing or been through any cleaning procedures," said the traveller, who did not want to be named.
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The "cleaning procedure" - it must be set "on site", at the place where the Equine influenza (zoonotic) break up, and where are suspected horses (incubation period).
On all infected sites (with horses, or horse activities) must be set up an guarded circled quarantine zone with disinfection barriers for vehicles/foot/clothes.
Are those measures put in place? If not, there is a problem, not at the airport.
Only if this is an illness transferable to humans (apart from food/animals airport check) then it must be checked additionaly at the airports. Agree?
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But even when they volunteered they were wearing the same shoes as on their farm visits, the airport staff seemed oblivious to the danger.
"Nobody asked whether we'd disinfected our clothing or been through any cleaning procedures," said the traveller, who did not want to be named.
______________________________________________________________
The "cleaning procedure" - it must be set "on site", at the place where the Equine influenza (zoonotic) break up, and where are suspected horses (incubation period).
On all infected sites (with horses, or horse activities) must be set up an guarded circled quarantine zone with disinfection barriers for vehicles/foot/clothes.
Are those measures put in place? If not, there is a problem, not at the airport.
Only if this is an illness transferable to humans (apart from food/animals airport check) then it must be checked additionaly at the airports. Agree?
Re: Australian horses with flu
my understanding is that there are disinfection proceedures and barriers in place at the larger places. however, on smaller properties then it might be up to individuals to take the time to disinfect properly.
the state is divided into two zones with more stringent measures supposed to be in place in the red zone to restrict horse movement.
as for transferability to humans - i think that there needs to be checks because the virus can be transferred from humans to other horses. our horse industry is now getting more devastated and we are activating our disaster assistance programs.......
my understanding is that there are disinfection proceedures and barriers in place at the larger places. however, on smaller properties then it might be up to individuals to take the time to disinfect properly.
the state is divided into two zones with more stringent measures supposed to be in place in the red zone to restrict horse movement.
as for transferability to humans - i think that there needs to be checks because the virus can be transferred from humans to other horses. our horse industry is now getting more devastated and we are activating our disaster assistance programs.......
Re: Australian horses with flu
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Maybe this will be the main problem, people are not willing to give up some liberty for a community - <o
- the "mandatory" question in epidemics/pandemics.<o
If a society rely on good will of individuals to put their own money, and obey to guidelines they are not training for, the result will be spreading the disease to others.<o
The private property quarantines, or disinfection procedures, must be supervised by the competent authorities, and the owners must be compensed in some way for their efforts for the society, if we want to try stop the spreading efficiently.<o
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There is a thread on FluTrackers about ancient quarantines (*):<o
Re: The Bubonic Plague and the Impact on Venice<o
Mass Plague Graves Found on Venice "Quarantine" Island<o
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as for transferability to humans - i think that there needs to be checks<o
of course that the checks are welcomed everywhere, but obviously the efficacy of such checks at the airport is problematical: in whith way we can decontaminate such quantity of people at the airport, and them take the plains in time?<o
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because the virus can be transferred from humans to other horses.<o
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for National Geographic News<o></o>
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</TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 3.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-TOP: 3.75pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Ancient mass graves containing more than 1,500 victims of the bubonic plague have been discovered on a small island in Italy's Venetian Lagoon.
(See photos of the mass graves.)
Workers came across the skeletons while digging the foundation for a new museum on Lazzaretto Vecchio, a small island in the lagoon's south, located a couple of miles from Venice's famed Piazza San Marco (see a map of the Venetian Lagoon).
The island is believed to be the world's first lazaret?a quarantine colony intended to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
The lazaret was opened during the plague outbreaks that decimated Venice, as well as much of Europe, throughout the 15th and 16th centuries A.D.
Its presence may have helped Venice recover more quickly during the devastating outbreaks.
(Related: "Bubonic Plague Traced to Ancient Egypt" [March 10, 2004].)
"When plague struck the town, everybody sick or showing any suspect symptom were restricted on the island until they recovered or died," said Luisa Gambaro, an anthropologist of the University of Padua.<o></o>
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for National Geographic News<o
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(See photos of the mass graves.)
Workers came across the skeletons while digging the foundation for a new museum on Lazzaretto Vecchio, a small island in the lagoon's south, located a couple of miles from Venice's famed Piazza San Marco (see a map of the Venetian Lagoon).
The island is believed to be the world's first lazaret?a quarantine colony intended to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
The lazaret was opened during the plague outbreaks that decimated Venice, as well as much of Europe, throughout the 15th and 16th centuries A.D.
Its presence may have helped Venice recover more quickly during the devastating outbreaks.
(Related: "Bubonic Plague Traced to Ancient Egypt" [March 10, 2004].)
"When plague struck the town, everybody sick or showing any suspect symptom were restricted on the island until they recovered or died," said Luisa Gambaro, an anthropologist of the University of Padua.<o
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></o>Re: Australian horses with flu
We see that are people who's first decision is to use extermination, than try to put some money to make it safe:
DO BIRDS hold the key to the Melbourne Cup?
Champion trainer David Hayes ...
"Pesky birds have been eradicated. ...
"They fly in and head straight to the feed bins," Hayes said.
"When a horse is sick, where does its mucus end up? It ends up in the feed bin.
"Birds fly from one stable to the other to get a feed, a bird lands in a healthy horse's stable and there is the virus."
Why he hadn't try to close-in the feed beens first?
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Australia:
"All of this vaccine talk ignores the threat from above"
Craig Young
October 1, 2007
DO BIRDS hold the key to the Melbourne Cup? Champion trainer David Hayes has no doubt nature's fliers have been spreading the dreaded equine influenza virus. If it arrives down south, it's the end of the Melbourne Cup.
Hayes knows human error is a major issue. But he also knows the disease can be spread through the air. He is adamant birds act as vectors.
As the thoroughbred industry heads down the vaccination track to combat equine influenza on the eastern seaboard, one trainer has taken biosecurity measures to a new level. Pesky birds have been eradicated. Not Hayes, of course. Birds are in his stables all the time.
"They fly in and head straight to the feed bins," Hayes said. "When a horse is sick, where does its mucus end up? It ends up in the feed bin.
"Birds fly from one stable to the other to get a feed, a bird lands in a healthy horse's stable and there is the virus."
Hayes is on record as declaring "it would be odds on" if a market was framed on equine influenza striking Victoria. The hope is vaccination, but not everyone is a fan. The antidote arrived in Sydney in large numbers last Thursday. Another 150,000 phials, imported from France, are due in on Friday morning.
The first batch was distributed at Rosehill late on Friday. The protocols and distribution caused racing regulators much heartache. It is now being administered at Kembla Grange, Newcastle, Gosford and Wyong.
These are equine influenza free zones at present. But is vaccination the right way to go? Michelle Hasibar from the Wyong Equine Clinic raised some interesting points in a couple of emails this week.
"As much as we would all love to think that a couple of needles will make this problem go away, it is not going to happen like that," Hasibar wrote. "The EI vaccine will not prevent a horse from catching the virus, [but] it may help reduce the symptoms."
Hasibar says most horses will still get sick and "will still spread the virus". Problems will arise with "indiscriminate use of the vaccine" and "greatly damage our chances of eradicating the virus in Australia".
If vaccination is the way to go, Hasibar said the majority of horses must be vaccinated. Not just the thoroughbred population. It makes up less than 10 per cent of the horses in Australia. Recreational horses, show jumpers, equestrian, rodeo horses - don't forget donkeys - far outnumber the thoroughbred population.
"It is estimated that 80 per cent of the horse population needs to be vaccinated for a vaccine strategy to be effective," Hasibar says.
A friend of Hasibar has recreational horses on a property which has been under a self-imposed lockdown. Signs out the front have been posted informing visitors not to enter.
An employee in the energy business disregarded the sign and entered the property. Then kept on going from one property to another. The envirocycle man arrived the next day and did the same.
Hasibar wrote she hoped the energy man wasn't about to "hop on a plane and go visit friends in Victoria ? or go to the spring carnival".
"It is not possible to try to protect one element of the population," Hasibar said. "The virus does not discriminate. Either we all lock down and go broke together or we all vaccinate."
cyoung@access.fairfax.com.au
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/09/30/1191090944008.html
We see that are people who's first decision is to use extermination, than try to put some money to make it safe:
DO BIRDS hold the key to the Melbourne Cup?
Champion trainer David Hayes ...
"Pesky birds have been eradicated. ...
"They fly in and head straight to the feed bins," Hayes said.
"When a horse is sick, where does its mucus end up? It ends up in the feed bin.
"Birds fly from one stable to the other to get a feed, a bird lands in a healthy horse's stable and there is the virus."
Why he hadn't try to close-in the feed beens first?
_____________________________________
Australia:
"All of this vaccine talk ignores the threat from above"
Craig Young
October 1, 2007
DO BIRDS hold the key to the Melbourne Cup? Champion trainer David Hayes has no doubt nature's fliers have been spreading the dreaded equine influenza virus. If it arrives down south, it's the end of the Melbourne Cup.
Hayes knows human error is a major issue. But he also knows the disease can be spread through the air. He is adamant birds act as vectors.
As the thoroughbred industry heads down the vaccination track to combat equine influenza on the eastern seaboard, one trainer has taken biosecurity measures to a new level. Pesky birds have been eradicated. Not Hayes, of course. Birds are in his stables all the time.
"They fly in and head straight to the feed bins," Hayes said. "When a horse is sick, where does its mucus end up? It ends up in the feed bin.
"Birds fly from one stable to the other to get a feed, a bird lands in a healthy horse's stable and there is the virus."
Hayes is on record as declaring "it would be odds on" if a market was framed on equine influenza striking Victoria. The hope is vaccination, but not everyone is a fan. The antidote arrived in Sydney in large numbers last Thursday. Another 150,000 phials, imported from France, are due in on Friday morning.
The first batch was distributed at Rosehill late on Friday. The protocols and distribution caused racing regulators much heartache. It is now being administered at Kembla Grange, Newcastle, Gosford and Wyong.
These are equine influenza free zones at present. But is vaccination the right way to go? Michelle Hasibar from the Wyong Equine Clinic raised some interesting points in a couple of emails this week.
"As much as we would all love to think that a couple of needles will make this problem go away, it is not going to happen like that," Hasibar wrote. "The EI vaccine will not prevent a horse from catching the virus, [but] it may help reduce the symptoms."
Hasibar says most horses will still get sick and "will still spread the virus". Problems will arise with "indiscriminate use of the vaccine" and "greatly damage our chances of eradicating the virus in Australia".
If vaccination is the way to go, Hasibar said the majority of horses must be vaccinated. Not just the thoroughbred population. It makes up less than 10 per cent of the horses in Australia. Recreational horses, show jumpers, equestrian, rodeo horses - don't forget donkeys - far outnumber the thoroughbred population.
"It is estimated that 80 per cent of the horse population needs to be vaccinated for a vaccine strategy to be effective," Hasibar says.
A friend of Hasibar has recreational horses on a property which has been under a self-imposed lockdown. Signs out the front have been posted informing visitors not to enter.
An employee in the energy business disregarded the sign and entered the property. Then kept on going from one property to another. The envirocycle man arrived the next day and did the same.
Hasibar wrote she hoped the energy man wasn't about to "hop on a plane and go visit friends in Victoria ? or go to the spring carnival".
"It is not possible to try to protect one element of the population," Hasibar said. "The virus does not discriminate. Either we all lock down and go broke together or we all vaccinate."
cyoung@access.fairfax.com.au
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/09/30/1191090944008.html
Sally Furniss
Well-known member
Re: Australian horses with flu
On day 13 since Equine Influenza arrived at the Toft Stables, whilst hundreds of their Horses now have the virus, new cases are adding to that total daily.
Since EI arrived at Toft Endurance on the 18th September, 4 other properties operated by the Toft?s have EI despite exhaustive precautions being implemented. IT IS SO CONTAIGOUS.
One Farm still is free but for how long is the question. It will be a few more weeks before all of our Horses have the virus.
Thermometers and needles are now tools of the trade replacing saddles and bridles. With 70% of our Horses infected, clinically most are responding well with minimal treatment, though it still means treating approximately 40 Horses each day.
From our experience those most affected are imminent Broodmares, the Show Horses and the tough little Ponies. One broodmare has continued to have elevated temperatures for ten consecutive days despite treatment. She is due to foal now.
http://horsedealsflu.blogspot.com/
Penny Toft, a breeder and exporter of Arab performance horses from Marburg, west of Brisbane, last night had a mare put down, due to complications that developed after it contracted equine influenza.
The mare, valued at between $50,000 and $75,000, was just a week away from delivery and its foal also died.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/horserac.../2007/10/02/1191091073862.html?s_cid=rss_news
On day 13 since Equine Influenza arrived at the Toft Stables, whilst hundreds of their Horses now have the virus, new cases are adding to that total daily.
Since EI arrived at Toft Endurance on the 18th September, 4 other properties operated by the Toft?s have EI despite exhaustive precautions being implemented. IT IS SO CONTAIGOUS.
One Farm still is free but for how long is the question. It will be a few more weeks before all of our Horses have the virus.
Thermometers and needles are now tools of the trade replacing saddles and bridles. With 70% of our Horses infected, clinically most are responding well with minimal treatment, though it still means treating approximately 40 Horses each day.
From our experience those most affected are imminent Broodmares, the Show Horses and the tough little Ponies. One broodmare has continued to have elevated temperatures for ten consecutive days despite treatment. She is due to foal now.
http://horsedealsflu.blogspot.com/
Penny Toft, a breeder and exporter of Arab performance horses from Marburg, west of Brisbane, last night had a mare put down, due to complications that developed after it contracted equine influenza.
The mare, valued at between $50,000 and $75,000, was just a week away from delivery and its foal also died.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/horserac.../2007/10/02/1191091073862.html?s_cid=rss_news
Re: Australian horses with flu
From http://www.birdflubreakingnews.com/
03:21 PM, 10/01/07
EI in other species - Australian Equine Influenza Outbreak
"Horse Deals", Aus.:
http://horsedealsflu.blogspot.com/2007/10/ei-in-other-species.html
Australian Equine Influenza Outbreak
We are experiencing issues. The entire country is currently in the grips of Equine Influenza. If you or someone you know is affected share your stories, images and thoughts or ask a question by emailing them to blogEI@horsedeals.com.au (Leave your name with your post) <? StdHeader(); ?><!-- Blog Posts -->
Monday, 1 October 2007
EI in other species
I found this information when resercing EI. ss Central Qld
A Cornell University virologist has isolated a highly contagious equine flu virus that is spreading a sometimes-fatal respiratory flu among dogs, and is responsible for a major dog-flu outbreak in New York state. There is no evidence that the virus could infect people.
According to a paper published in the Sept. 26 issue of Science Express, the online version of Science magazine, this is the first time an equine flu virus has been found to jump species.
The equine influenza virus, H3N8, was isolated at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine after University of Florida researchers sent fluid and tissue samples from greyhound race dogs that had died from a respiratory illness at a Florida racetrack in January 2004.
"Of all animals, dogs have the most intimate contact with humans on a daily basis, so the potential for human infection has to be in the back of our minds," said Ed Dubovi, director of the virology center at Cornell's Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, who isolated the virus from the University of Florida samples.
Still, he added, there is no evidence of the virus jumping to humans, and there is no expectation of it doing so. It is possible the equine virus has been infecting dogs for some time, although the symptoms are very similar and could be mistaken for common "kennel cough," a bacterial disease related to pertussis (whooping cough) in children. Nevertheless, the paper cautions that the newly discovered flu virus must be closely monitored.
With close to 100 percent of dogs exposed to the virus becoming infected and about 80 percent of infected dogs showing symptoms, the flu could be spreading throughout the country. It was originally documented in greyhounds at tracks and kennels but now is infecting all breeds of dogs. Ongoing testing is being done to track the spread of the virus to different regions of the country.
"Right now, we have a major outbreak of this disease in all breeds of dogs in New York state," said Dubovi, noting that symptoms can include high fever and a respiratory infection that lasts a few weeks, although 1 to 5 percent die from related hemorrhagic pneumonia. From January to May 2005, outbreaks occurred at 20 racetracks in 10 states (Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, West Virginia, Kansas, Iowa, Colorado, Rhode Island and Massachusetts), according to the paper.
"This infection will become a major concern for all dog owners, since 100 percent of dogs are susceptible to infection by this virus ," said Dubovi. "With 50 million pet dogs in this country, even if you have 1 percent mortality, this is going to result in a number of dogs dying from it."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta sequenced the virus' entire genome and found all the segments were from the equine virus. This is unusual, because flu viruses will often swap genetic material with other flu viruses when they jump species. For a new virus to enter another species it must overcome a number of barriers, such as finding a cell receptor to bind to in order to enter the cell and to reproduce sufficiently in the new host.
"There are probably many examples of viruses jumping species, but then it becomes a dead-end issue," said Dubovi. Researchers have long known that equine flu was capable of growing in dogs, since scientists experimenting with equine influenza use cell lines from canine kidney cells.
When Dubovi first received the University of Florida samples, he and his colleagues isolated a virus and determined that it was an influenza not typically found in dogs. The next step was to test to see if it was an avian flu virus, like the virulent H5N1 that has jumped from birds to humans over the last few years. A highly sensitive test -- called a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) that amplifies and detects small amounts of DNA or RNA in a blood or tissue sample -- ruled out avian flu strains H5 and H7.
The isolate was then sent to the CDC where Ruben Donis, Cornell Ph.D. '87, one of Dubovi's former graduate students and currently chief of molecular genetics for the influenza branch, found that it tested positive for equine influenza virus. Donis also ruled out the possibility that the sample had been contaminated with equine virus from another source.
http://www.cornell.edu/
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EI in other species - Australian Equine Influenza Outbreak
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http://horsedealsflu.blogspot.com/2007/10/ei-in-other-species.html
Australian Equine Influenza Outbreak
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Monday, 1 October 2007
EI in other species
I found this information when resercing EI. ss Central Qld
A Cornell University virologist has isolated a highly contagious equine flu virus that is spreading a sometimes-fatal respiratory flu among dogs, and is responsible for a major dog-flu outbreak in New York state. There is no evidence that the virus could infect people.
According to a paper published in the Sept. 26 issue of Science Express, the online version of Science magazine, this is the first time an equine flu virus has been found to jump species.
The equine influenza virus, H3N8, was isolated at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine after University of Florida researchers sent fluid and tissue samples from greyhound race dogs that had died from a respiratory illness at a Florida racetrack in January 2004.
"Of all animals, dogs have the most intimate contact with humans on a daily basis, so the potential for human infection has to be in the back of our minds," said Ed Dubovi, director of the virology center at Cornell's Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, who isolated the virus from the University of Florida samples.
Still, he added, there is no evidence of the virus jumping to humans, and there is no expectation of it doing so. It is possible the equine virus has been infecting dogs for some time, although the symptoms are very similar and could be mistaken for common "kennel cough," a bacterial disease related to pertussis (whooping cough) in children. Nevertheless, the paper cautions that the newly discovered flu virus must be closely monitored.
With close to 100 percent of dogs exposed to the virus becoming infected and about 80 percent of infected dogs showing symptoms, the flu could be spreading throughout the country. It was originally documented in greyhounds at tracks and kennels but now is infecting all breeds of dogs. Ongoing testing is being done to track the spread of the virus to different regions of the country.
"Right now, we have a major outbreak of this disease in all breeds of dogs in New York state," said Dubovi, noting that symptoms can include high fever and a respiratory infection that lasts a few weeks, although 1 to 5 percent die from related hemorrhagic pneumonia. From January to May 2005, outbreaks occurred at 20 racetracks in 10 states (Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, West Virginia, Kansas, Iowa, Colorado, Rhode Island and Massachusetts), according to the paper.
"This infection will become a major concern for all dog owners, since 100 percent of dogs are susceptible to infection by this virus ," said Dubovi. "With 50 million pet dogs in this country, even if you have 1 percent mortality, this is going to result in a number of dogs dying from it."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta sequenced the virus' entire genome and found all the segments were from the equine virus. This is unusual, because flu viruses will often swap genetic material with other flu viruses when they jump species. For a new virus to enter another species it must overcome a number of barriers, such as finding a cell receptor to bind to in order to enter the cell and to reproduce sufficiently in the new host.
"There are probably many examples of viruses jumping species, but then it becomes a dead-end issue," said Dubovi. Researchers have long known that equine flu was capable of growing in dogs, since scientists experimenting with equine influenza use cell lines from canine kidney cells.
When Dubovi first received the University of Florida samples, he and his colleagues isolated a virus and determined that it was an influenza not typically found in dogs. The next step was to test to see if it was an avian flu virus, like the virulent H5N1 that has jumped from birds to humans over the last few years. A highly sensitive test -- called a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) that amplifies and detects small amounts of DNA or RNA in a blood or tissue sample -- ruled out avian flu strains H5 and H7.
The isolate was then sent to the CDC where Ruben Donis, Cornell Ph.D. '87, one of Dubovi's former graduate students and currently chief of molecular genetics for the influenza branch, found that it tested positive for equine influenza virus. Donis also ruled out the possibility that the sample had been contaminated with equine virus from another source.
http://www.cornell.edu/
posted by Horse Deals Reader # 15:11
Sally Furniss
Well-known member
Re: Australian horses with flu
Human error behind contamination
http://www.smh.com.au/news/horserac.../2007/10/06/1191091402712.html?s_cid=rss_news
Human error is behind the latest outbreak of equine influenza at Sydney's Rosehill racecourse, federal Agricultural Minister Peter McGauran says.
Mr McGauran today confirmed a biosecurity breach at Rosehill was to blame for the highly contagious virus spreading to one stable at the training centre.
"The tragedy for Randwick, Warwick Farm and Rosehill training centres is that it's been introduced by a human being who has breached biosecurity,'' Mr McGauran said.
He said the latest horse flu outbreak at Rosehill was a serious setback for racing in Sydney, but he remained positive Melbourne's Spring Racing Carnival would go ahead.
Mr McGauran said the virus was contained within one stable and there was hope it would not spread.
"The early signs are that the vaccinations which were given to horses seven days ago might be providing some degree of immunity,'' he said. "But you don't get full immunity until three weeks after the first inoculation.''
If the vaccinations already administered to horses a week ago at Rosehill take full effect racing could resume later this month or early next month, Mr McGauran said.
"Influenza has crippled the livelihoods of an entire industry in NSW and Queensland, and not just racing but also harness and breeding. It's doing untold damage.
"It's going to get worse before it gets better within the zones already affected.
"This is the biggest battle the racing industry in Australia has ever faced.
"It has cost the jobs of hundreds of people in NSW and Queensland and devastated the incomes of thousands more,'' Mr McGauran said.
The government has ordered another 100,000 vaccinations. A shipment of 130,000 arrived yesterday from the French manufacturer and is being distributed throughout NSW, QLD and Victoria.
The government would consider ordering more vaccines, Mr McGauran said..
Human error behind contamination
http://www.smh.com.au/news/horserac.../2007/10/06/1191091402712.html?s_cid=rss_news
Human error is behind the latest outbreak of equine influenza at Sydney's Rosehill racecourse, federal Agricultural Minister Peter McGauran says.
Mr McGauran today confirmed a biosecurity breach at Rosehill was to blame for the highly contagious virus spreading to one stable at the training centre.
"The tragedy for Randwick, Warwick Farm and Rosehill training centres is that it's been introduced by a human being who has breached biosecurity,'' Mr McGauran said.
He said the latest horse flu outbreak at Rosehill was a serious setback for racing in Sydney, but he remained positive Melbourne's Spring Racing Carnival would go ahead.
Mr McGauran said the virus was contained within one stable and there was hope it would not spread.
"The early signs are that the vaccinations which were given to horses seven days ago might be providing some degree of immunity,'' he said. "But you don't get full immunity until three weeks after the first inoculation.''
If the vaccinations already administered to horses a week ago at Rosehill take full effect racing could resume later this month or early next month, Mr McGauran said.
"Influenza has crippled the livelihoods of an entire industry in NSW and Queensland, and not just racing but also harness and breeding. It's doing untold damage.
"It's going to get worse before it gets better within the zones already affected.
"This is the biggest battle the racing industry in Australia has ever faced.
"It has cost the jobs of hundreds of people in NSW and Queensland and devastated the incomes of thousands more,'' Mr McGauran said.
The government has ordered another 100,000 vaccinations. A shipment of 130,000 arrived yesterday from the French manufacturer and is being distributed throughout NSW, QLD and Victoria.
The government would consider ordering more vaccines, Mr McGauran said..
Sally Furniss
Well-known member
Re: Australian horses with flu
Dogs cleared of equine flu
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national.../2007/10/11/1191696038035.html?s_cid=rss_news
October 11, 2007 - 10:47AM
Reports that two dogs at Warwick Farm racecourse in Sydney have tested positive to horse flu are incorrect, the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says.
The DPI's media manager Brett Fifield said two dogs who were found to be coughing last Friday were tested for equine influenza (EI) but their results came back negative.
The racehorse population at Warwick Farm succumbed to the highly contagious virus on September 22.
"I think there are about 15 or 20 dogs that are resident down there, most of them in and out at the stables et cetera and a couple of them, around the fifth of this month, had a bit of a cough and we took some tests," Fifield told Sydney radio station 2KY today.
"We sent them off and they've come back negative to equine influenza.
"It's just a case of we were being precautionary, it's more likely to be kennel cough."
The EI virus can infect all members of the horse family, including donkeys, mules and zebras, but has rarely been known to infect other species.
However, the AUSVETPLAN, which Australian authorities have used as a guideline for managing the EI crisis, states there was an incidence of a subtype of the virus being found in racing greyhounds in the USA in 2004.
Fifield confirmed there had been an instance overseas in which a species other than horse was infected by EI but said that was not the case in Australia.
"There have been overseas cases where that has occurred but it definitely hasn't happened in Australia so far," he said.
"There were two crook dogs there (at Warwick Farm). She (the veterinarian) took some samples and they've come back negative so it was really just a precautionary measure and I suppose someone heard samples were taken from a dog and the story's just got a bit bigger and better from there."
Fifield also denied speculation that EI had spread to the ACT.
Dogs cleared of equine flu
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national.../2007/10/11/1191696038035.html?s_cid=rss_news
October 11, 2007 - 10:47AM
Reports that two dogs at Warwick Farm racecourse in Sydney have tested positive to horse flu are incorrect, the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says.
The DPI's media manager Brett Fifield said two dogs who were found to be coughing last Friday were tested for equine influenza (EI) but their results came back negative.
The racehorse population at Warwick Farm succumbed to the highly contagious virus on September 22.
"I think there are about 15 or 20 dogs that are resident down there, most of them in and out at the stables et cetera and a couple of them, around the fifth of this month, had a bit of a cough and we took some tests," Fifield told Sydney radio station 2KY today.
"We sent them off and they've come back negative to equine influenza.
"It's just a case of we were being precautionary, it's more likely to be kennel cough."
The EI virus can infect all members of the horse family, including donkeys, mules and zebras, but has rarely been known to infect other species.
However, the AUSVETPLAN, which Australian authorities have used as a guideline for managing the EI crisis, states there was an incidence of a subtype of the virus being found in racing greyhounds in the USA in 2004.
Fifield confirmed there had been an instance overseas in which a species other than horse was infected by EI but said that was not the case in Australia.
"There have been overseas cases where that has occurred but it definitely hasn't happened in Australia so far," he said.
"There were two crook dogs there (at Warwick Farm). She (the veterinarian) took some samples and they've come back negative so it was really just a precautionary measure and I suppose someone heard samples were taken from a dog and the story's just got a bit bigger and better from there."
Fifield also denied speculation that EI had spread to the ACT.
Treyfish
Moderator
Fresh Horse Flu Outbreak at Four NSW Properties
Fresh Horse Flu Outbreak at Four NSW Properties
Fresh Horse Flu Outbreak at Four NSW Properties
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has started a horse flu vaccination program north of Wollongong after an outbreak of the virus at Darkes Forest and Helensburgh.
Four properties at Darkes Forest and three at Helensburg, south of Sydney, have been infected and placed under quarantine.
The zoning of the area has been changed from amber to red.
The department's deputy chief veterinary officer, Ian Roth, says the area has been zoned for vaccination but no horses have been immunised yet.
Mr Roth says the new zoning will allow the department to move in and start vaccinations quickly to stop the virus spreading further.
"It'll be north of Wollongong and than we'll move," he said.
"We'll vaccinate north and that way, the immunity starts about seven to 10 days after vaccination and so you start south just in case there is a little bit more southerly spread."
ABC News:tiphat:
Fresh Horse Flu Outbreak at Four NSW Properties
Fresh Horse Flu Outbreak at Four NSW Properties
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has started a horse flu vaccination program north of Wollongong after an outbreak of the virus at Darkes Forest and Helensburgh.
Four properties at Darkes Forest and three at Helensburg, south of Sydney, have been infected and placed under quarantine.
The zoning of the area has been changed from amber to red.
The department's deputy chief veterinary officer, Ian Roth, says the area has been zoned for vaccination but no horses have been immunised yet.
Mr Roth says the new zoning will allow the department to move in and start vaccinations quickly to stop the virus spreading further.
"It'll be north of Wollongong and than we'll move," he said.
"We'll vaccinate north and that way, the immunity starts about seven to 10 days after vaccination and so you start south just in case there is a little bit more southerly spread."
ABC News:tiphat: