INCORRECT MEDIA REPORTS OF HORSE FLU IN VICTORIA
INCORRECT MEDIA REPORTS OF HORSE FLU IN VICTORIA
STATEMENT BY VICTORIA’S CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER, HUGH MILLAR
There are no cases of Equine Influenza (EI) in Victoria.
This statement is in response to a report this morning on Channel Nine’s Today program claiming unconfirmed cases of Equine Influenza in Victoria.
I can confirm that Victoria remains free of the disease.
Victoria is committed to keeping EI out of the state, with intensive border control operations and strict biosecurity measures in place. In addition, investigations and testing of sick horses to rule out EI infection is continuing.
I would urge professional and recreational horse owners to continue abiding by strict biosecurity guidelines and continue working cooperatively with the Department of Primary Industries to ensure the outbreak of EI does not cross the Murray River.
STATEMENT BY VICTORIA’S CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER, HUGH MILLAR
There are no cases of Equine Influenza (EI) in Victoria.
This statement is in response to a report this morning on Channel Nine’s Today program claiming unconfirmed cases of Equine Influenza in Victoria.
I can confirm that Victoria remains free of the disease.
Victoria is committed to keeping EI out of the state, with intensive border control operations and strict biosecurity measures in place. In addition, investigations and testing of sick horses to rule out EI infection is continuing.
I would urge professional and recreational horse owners to continue abiding by strict biosecurity guidelines and continue working cooperatively with the Department of Primary Industries to ensure the outbreak of EI does not cross the Murray River.
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