Kirkland, P.D. and Davis, R.J. and Wong, D. and Ryan, D. and Hart, K. and Corney, B. and Hewitson, G. and Cooper, K. and Biddle, A. and Eastwood, S. and Slattery, S. and Rayward, D. and Evers, M. and Wright, T. and Halpin, K. and Selleck, P. and Watson, J. (2011) The first five days: field and laboratory investigations during the early stages of the equine influenza outbreak in Australia, 2007. Australian Veterinary Journal, 89 (S1). pp. 6-10.
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Abstract
Until August 2007, Australia was one of only three countries internationally recognised to be free of equine influenza (EI). This report documents the diagnosis of the first cases of EI in Australian horses and summarises the investigations that took place over the next 5 days. During that time, a multifocal outbreak was identified across eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland. The use of an influenza type A pan-reactive real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction allowed rapid confirmation of suspect cases of EI.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Business groups: | Biosecurity Queensland |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 The Authors. © 2011 Australian Veterinary Association. |
| Keywords: | Biosecurity; emergency animal disease; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; equine influenza; horses; polymerase chain reaction; virus. |
| Subjects: | Science > Science (General) Agriculture > Veterinary medicine > Diseases of special classes of animals > Horses Veterinary medicine > Diseases of special classes of animals > Horses |
| Deposited On: | 24 Nov 2011 06:55 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Dec 2011 03:17 |
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