The first five days: field and laboratory investigations during the early stages of the equine influenza outbreak in Australia, 2007.

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Kirkland, P.D., Davis, R.J., Wong, D., Ryan, D., Hart, K., Corney, B., Hewitson, G., Cooper, K., Biddle, A., Eastwood, S., Slattery, S., Rayward, D., Evers, M., Wright, T., Halpin, K., 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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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00724.x

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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
Corporate Creators:	Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovations (DEEDI), Biosecurity Queensland
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) Veterinary medicine > Diseases of special classes of animals > Horses
Live Archive:	24 Nov 2011 06:55
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2021 16:49

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