NSW DPI Equine influenza daily update - 24 September 2007
SITUATION UPDATE
The disease has continued to spread within the currently defined infected areas. There were new infections at a riding school at Campbelltown and some infections near Armidale emanating from the campdraft at Narrabri. Most of the spread appears to be from aerosols but some spread is occurring from human movement. This is an extremely infectious virus. There is an absolute need to maintain personal biosecurity. Everyone should restrict visits by vets, farriers and other service providers to the absolute necessity only. Make sure all visitors conduct personal biosecurity, especially washing hands for two minutes, when they enter and leave your property. There are currently 2102 Infected Properties, 341 Dangerous Contact Properties and 310 Suspect Properties. Since the introduction of zoning, the number of Restricted Areas is now listed as 3. This includes the Red Zone (Restricted Area) and the two Purple Zones (Special Restricted Areas) – Upper Hunter and North Western Sydney.
Symptoms of EI were detected late Friday night (21st September 2007) in two horses at Warwick Farm. EI was confirmed Saturday morning and the number of horses showing symptoms has increased. Tracing how the virus may have been introduced to Warwick Farm is being undertaken. The boundary of the Red zone (Restricted Area) declared on Friday has been adjusted to encompass Warwick Farm and a very slight adjustment was also made on Sunday at Kentucky, near Uralla.
We’re now starting to see properties that suffered the first wave of infection coming out the other side. Of the 35 horses locked down at Moonbi (Tamworth), 34 are now testing negative, and planning for de-stocking the site has commenced. We expect to soon see the Parkes site follow suit.
The Vaccination Management Operations Centre (VMOC) set up at Orange Agricultural Institute is now operational in preparation for the arrival of the first batch of EI vaccine into Australia on Thursday evening and its distribution to strategic priority areas in NSW. Approximately 9,000 doses of vaccine from the first batch will be allocated in NSW.
Information on movement guidelines applicable to each of the zones, Protected Area (Green), Control Area (Amber), Restricted Area (Red) and Special Restricted Area (Purple) are now available on the NSW DPI website http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/horse/influenza. The page ‘Which zone am I in?’ allows the viewer to zoom in on their local area for its current zoning. Travelling Horse Statements are also available for the public to complete online.
Audio Link http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0008/182294/Bruce-Christie-240907.mp3
NSW Chief Veterinary Officer Bruce Christie discusses the latest developments in the EI outbreak, the new zoning system and plans for vaccination.
The disease has continued to spread within the currently defined infected areas. There were new infections at a riding school at Campbelltown and some infections near Armidale emanating from the campdraft at Narrabri. Most of the spread appears to be from aerosols but some spread is occurring from human movement. This is an extremely infectious virus. There is an absolute need to maintain personal biosecurity. Everyone should restrict visits by vets, farriers and other service providers to the absolute necessity only. Make sure all visitors conduct personal biosecurity, especially washing hands for two minutes, when they enter and leave your property. There are currently 2102 Infected Properties, 341 Dangerous Contact Properties and 310 Suspect Properties. Since the introduction of zoning, the number of Restricted Areas is now listed as 3. This includes the Red Zone (Restricted Area) and the two Purple Zones (Special Restricted Areas) – Upper Hunter and North Western Sydney.
Symptoms of EI were detected late Friday night (21st September 2007) in two horses at Warwick Farm. EI was confirmed Saturday morning and the number of horses showing symptoms has increased. Tracing how the virus may have been introduced to Warwick Farm is being undertaken. The boundary of the Red zone (Restricted Area) declared on Friday has been adjusted to encompass Warwick Farm and a very slight adjustment was also made on Sunday at Kentucky, near Uralla.
We’re now starting to see properties that suffered the first wave of infection coming out the other side. Of the 35 horses locked down at Moonbi (Tamworth), 34 are now testing negative, and planning for de-stocking the site has commenced. We expect to soon see the Parkes site follow suit.
The Vaccination Management Operations Centre (VMOC) set up at Orange Agricultural Institute is now operational in preparation for the arrival of the first batch of EI vaccine into Australia on Thursday evening and its distribution to strategic priority areas in NSW. Approximately 9,000 doses of vaccine from the first batch will be allocated in NSW.
Information on movement guidelines applicable to each of the zones, Protected Area (Green), Control Area (Amber), Restricted Area (Red) and Special Restricted Area (Purple) are now available on the NSW DPI website http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/horse/influenza. The page ‘Which zone am I in?’ allows the viewer to zoom in on their local area for its current zoning. Travelling Horse Statements are also available for the public to complete online.
Audio Link http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0008/182294/Bruce-Christie-240907.mp3
NSW Chief Veterinary Officer Bruce Christie discusses the latest developments in the EI outbreak, the new zoning system and plans for vaccination.
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