EMAI horses contract EI

06 Oct 2007
Horses at the NSW Department of Primary Industries Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI)’s Belgenny Farm near Camden have contracted equine influenza (EI).
The historic property had been free of the disease but recently some horses have returned positive EI tests despite the strict quarantine measures maintained by staff.

Belgenny Farm has 11 horses, all of which have been moved into a higher level quarantine area away from public access.

The boundaries of this area have been marked by red/white DPI Quarantine signs.
Belgenny Farm, which is situated on the EMAI property, is a popular function centre for weddings and other events and as a school education centre. These functions will not be affected by the EMAI quarantine – visitor restrictions apply to the farm area only.
EI will not infect other animals or humans, however, the virus may be carried by people who come into close proximity to an infected horse thereby spreading the disease to uninfected horses.

The public and visitors are not to approach any horses located within the bounds of EMAI.