AQIS ignored horse flu suggestions, inquiry hears
The inquiry into the horse flu outbreak has heard more evidence that quarantine arrangements at Sydney Airport were not stringent enough to prevent the virus spreading.
The general manager of quarantine at the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS), Jenny Gordon, has faced questions over procedures at Sydney Airport for the second day.
Ms Gordon was shown emails from senior New South Wales vet Dr Phillip Widders, who recommended in 2003 that AQIS improve procedures at the airport to reduce the risk of a horse flu outbreak.
Dr Widders recommended all people who came into contact with imported horses at the airport shower and change clothes immediately afterwards.
But the recommendation was never adopted.
Read more.
The general manager of quarantine at the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS), Jenny Gordon, has faced questions over procedures at Sydney Airport for the second day.
Ms Gordon was shown emails from senior New South Wales vet Dr Phillip Widders, who recommended in 2003 that AQIS improve procedures at the airport to reduce the risk of a horse flu outbreak.
Dr Widders recommended all people who came into contact with imported horses at the airport shower and change clothes immediately afterwards.
But the recommendation was never adopted.
Read more.
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