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Tuesday, 16 October 2007

Uninfected horse survey closes 7pm today

SITUATION UPDATEThere are currently 4602 Infected Properties (IPs), 450 Dangerous Contact Properties (DCPs) and 453 Suspect Properties (SPs).

Most new infections are occurring in the Purple Zone with some local spread occurring in the buffer zones at Wellington/Dubbo and Forbes.

Uninfected horse survey closes 7pm today

The Australian Horse Industry Council has developed a survey to identify uninfected horses located in the Red and Purple Zones. They are collecting data on all industry groups to establish the location of these horses. This information will be used to develop a future vaccination strategy. If you have uninfected horses in these zones please complete the survey by 7pm Tuesday 16 October 2007. This information will be used to identify uninfected pockets within the Red and Purple Zones. To complete the survey see: http://www.surveymaster.com/AHIC/Q1.asp

Community Meetings

New community meeting dates have been set for Tamworth, Gunnedah, Gulgong, Mudgee, Blayney, Bathurst, Oberon and Rylstone.
Please note the change of dates for Moree and Narrabri.
For information about community meetings and future meeting dates see:


Vaccinations

The vaccination buffer framework is now almost complete. New vaccination centres will be established at Scone and Tenterfield.
3,000 doses of vaccine are being made available to the Equestrian Federation of Australia for the vaccination of EFA registered horses in the Purple and Red Zones.

NSW DPI has employed local, experienced horse handlers and administrative staff at local vaccination centres to provide local knowledge to ensure the effective operation of the vaccination program.
Thank you to the private veterinarians who have made themselves available to assist with the vaccination/eradication program currently under way around the state.

Australian National Field Days, Orange

An EI display will be at the Orange National Field Days this week as part of the NSW DPI exhibit. A range of current information will be available and NSW DPI staff will be on-site to answer any questions.


IN THE NEWS
Confirmation of equine influenza infection (EI) in horses at Gidginbung near Temora has resulted in Cootamundra and Junee local government areas being moved from the green zone into the amber zone.



A community meeting at Moree to keep the public fully informed on progress being made to eradicate equine influenza (EI) has been changed to Wednesday October 17 at the Moree RSL on Tuesday, starting at 7.00pm.



A community meeting at Narrabri to keep the public fully informed on progress being made to eradicate equine influenza (EI) has been changed to Tuesday, October 16 the Narrabri Bowling Club, starting at 7.00 pm.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/change-of-date-narrabri

RESOURCES
The following resources are available on the NSW DPI website. Print out and distribute what you can.
The further the message spreads the better.• Vaccinationwww.dpi.nsw.gov.au/equine-influenza/vaccination• Movementswww.dpi.nsw.gov.au/equine-influenza/movements

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