Proof of immunity info

SYDNEY - From 4 February 2008, until owners are advised otherwise, only horses that can be proved to be immune to EI infection will be able to move within the Purple Zone.

These horses will also need a travelling horse statement to move.

The documentation best used to demonstrate a horse’s proof of immunity is the Certificate of Immunity: this certificate is completed by your vet and certifies that a horse is considered ‘immune’ to equine influenza (EI) on the basis of having recovered from infection (recovered horse) or being appropriately vaccinated with ProteqFlu vaccine (approved vaccine).

Both the old Horse Health Certificates and the Vaccination Certificates have been successfully used to provide horse status information, but the Certificate of Immunity is the preferred format.

If your property was an infected property but has now been ‘resolved’ (cleared), your horses may well now be immune to EI.

However, you will still need a certificate of immunity in order to move any of those horses within the Purple Zone from 4 February 2008.

The Certificate of Immunity is also currently being used for movements of horses into the Purple Zone from lower risk areas, and to document the status of recovered horses in Amber and Red zones when applying for a permit to move these horses within their own zone.