Horse flu inquiry calls for witnesses.
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PUBLIC hearings into how the highly contagious equine influenza virus entered and spread through Australia will begin in Sydney next week, six weeks after the flu was detected.
The first consignment of horse flu vaccines arrived in Sydney last night and vaccinations of horses across three states would begin this afternoon, Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran said yesterday.
The 20,000 doses will be sent to control centres in NSW, Queensland and Victoria.
"As many high-value horses at risk will receive priority for vaccination," Mr McGauran said. "The first Victorian horses to be vaccinated will be entrants in the Spring Racing Carnival."
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PUBLIC hearings into how the highly contagious equine influenza virus entered and spread through Australia will begin in Sydney next week, six weeks after the flu was detected.
The first consignment of horse flu vaccines arrived in Sydney last night and vaccinations of horses across three states would begin this afternoon, Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran said yesterday.
The 20,000 doses will be sent to control centres in NSW, Queensland and Victoria.
"As many high-value horses at risk will receive priority for vaccination," Mr McGauran said. "The first Victorian horses to be vaccinated will be entrants in the Spring Racing Carnival."
Read more.
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