Equine influenza daily update - 10 October 2007

SITUATION UPDATEThere are currently 4 011 Infected Properties (IPs), 394 Dangerous Contact Properties (DCPs) and 458 Suspect Properties (SPs).

Nine vaccination centres (Local Vaccination Centres, or LVCs) are now operational or just ready to open. The LVCs will be operating for at least a week in each area. Mittagong LVC closed operations yesterday after achievement of Round 1 vaccination targets, pending commencement of Round 2 planned for 19 October. Gloucester LVC closed this morning after completing Round 1, with planning for Round 2 underway.

No mass vaccination of horses is planned at this stage. The EI Control and Eradication response involved a targeted approach to vaccination in locations critical to containment of EI spread, allowing the disease to ‘burn itself out’.

Horses located in the buffer zone regions have been given the highest priority for vaccination, followed by uninfected horses located within the existing Restricted Areas (RAs).

At least 50% of the available vaccine doses have been allocated for use in the buffer zones, with the bulk of the remainder allocated to horses in RAs.

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