FOUR properties have now been quarantined at Logan City, south of Brisbane, after a horse died from the Hendra virus at a Park Ridge property on Monday night.
Biosecurity Queensland says there was just one horse on the property but any of the seven horses on surrounding properties may have come into contact with it.
Samples will be taken from those horses for testing.
Staff from Queensland Health and Biosecurity Queensland have been doorknocking neighbours of the property where the horse died to provide information about the virus and confirm the location of other horses in the area.
Veterinarian Kylie Schaaf treated the horse at Park Ridge and is one of two people being tested for the virus in the area. The other is the horse's owner.
It is the second time Ms Schaaf has been tested for the Hendra virus after colleague Ben Cunneen died in 2008 while looking after an infected horse at Redlands Veterinary Clinic.
She told ABC Radio today she was not worried about her personal safety because she took all the necessary precautions, but she feels for those who have been affected.
But she said what she does want to see is the vaccine for horses made available quickly.
"Humans can't get infected by bats, however if we can vaccinate the horses which amplify the disease this will prevent them infecting people potentially or at least minimise the risk."
She said her understanding was that the vaccine could be available by March next year if the permit process was sped up.
Ms Schaaf said it was also now getting to the point where it was better to play it safe and take precautions any time a horse was treated.
"It's ridiculous when it could be prevented by simple vaccinations. People wouldn't be at a greater risk of dying," she said.
Eight properties in total are now under quarantine, with 42 horses being monitored.
Three of the properties are in the Beaudesert area and contain 28 horses, while the other property is at Mount Alford, near Boonah, and has seven horses.
Since June 20, six horses have died or have been put down after contracting Hendra - five in southern Queensland and one in northern New South Wales.
In Queensland, 17 people who were exposed to the sick horses are waiting to learn if they have contracted the potentially deadly virus.
Nine others linked to a Hendra case in northern NSW are also waiting for test results.
Premier Anna Bligh said today the new cases were worrying.
"The recent spate of diagnosis of Hendra virus are deeply concerning," Ms Bligh told reporters in Brisbane.
"My heart goes out to the people who are waiting for these results."
Source http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/more-properties-under-hendra-quarantine/story-e6frf7jx-1226089099057
Biosecurity Queensland says there was just one horse on the property but any of the seven horses on surrounding properties may have come into contact with it.
Samples will be taken from those horses for testing.
Staff from Queensland Health and Biosecurity Queensland have been doorknocking neighbours of the property where the horse died to provide information about the virus and confirm the location of other horses in the area.
Veterinarian Kylie Schaaf treated the horse at Park Ridge and is one of two people being tested for the virus in the area. The other is the horse's owner.
It is the second time Ms Schaaf has been tested for the Hendra virus after colleague Ben Cunneen died in 2008 while looking after an infected horse at Redlands Veterinary Clinic.
She told ABC Radio today she was not worried about her personal safety because she took all the necessary precautions, but she feels for those who have been affected.
But she said what she does want to see is the vaccine for horses made available quickly.
"Humans can't get infected by bats, however if we can vaccinate the horses which amplify the disease this will prevent them infecting people potentially or at least minimise the risk."
She said her understanding was that the vaccine could be available by March next year if the permit process was sped up.
Ms Schaaf said it was also now getting to the point where it was better to play it safe and take precautions any time a horse was treated.
"It's ridiculous when it could be prevented by simple vaccinations. People wouldn't be at a greater risk of dying," she said.
Eight properties in total are now under quarantine, with 42 horses being monitored.
Three of the properties are in the Beaudesert area and contain 28 horses, while the other property is at Mount Alford, near Boonah, and has seven horses.
Since June 20, six horses have died or have been put down after contracting Hendra - five in southern Queensland and one in northern New South Wales.
In Queensland, 17 people who were exposed to the sick horses are waiting to learn if they have contracted the potentially deadly virus.
Nine others linked to a Hendra case in northern NSW are also waiting for test results.
Premier Anna Bligh said today the new cases were worrying.
"The recent spate of diagnosis of Hendra virus are deeply concerning," Ms Bligh told reporters in Brisbane.
"My heart goes out to the people who are waiting for these results."
Source http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/more-properties-under-hendra-quarantine/story-e6frf7jx-1226089099057
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