Qld DPI - Situation report for Thursday 15th November, 2007

Infected PremisesThere are 2184 Infected Premises (IPs) in Queensland, and 25 new IPs have been registered since yesterday. However there is a continuing reduction in the total IP's registered due to reclassification to the status from IP to Resolved (R). A property's R status means that its horses are no longer shedding the virus.

This is a critical time of the disease emergency and all horse owners and horse health care providers are must maintain decontamination and other biosecurity procedures and remain vigilant to allow the disease to burn itself out.

Reporting sick horsesIt is still a legal requirement to notify the DPI&F on 13 25 23 of any horses that show clinical sign consistent with EI.

See the breakdown of infected premises by shires

Equine Influenza Update from the Qld Chief Veterinary Officer - All horse owners need to protect the Green Zone status

If we are to succeed in eradicating equine influenza (EI) it is critical that the Green Zone remains free of infection.
This is very important in the lead up to Christmas when we may be relaxing some movement restrictions in the Red Zone.

The rate of infection in the Red Zone continues to fall, but we cannot be complacent - all horse owners in ALL parts of Queensland (Green and Red Zones) need to do the right thing now.

DPI&F is urging all horse owners in the Green Zone to register the location of their horses, complete waybills if moving a horse, plan appropriate biosecurity for equestrian events and report any sick horses.

It is important that ALL horse properties in ALL parts of Queensland (GREEN ZONE as well as those in the RED ZONE) must register on the DPI&F website. This is a legal requirement under the Stock Identification Regulation 2005. This information is critical for vaccination planning as well as movement planning as restrictions are relaxed.

Many Queensland horses no longer infectious

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