Hendra in the Hunter Valley
In June 2019 the first equine case of Hendra virus in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia was detected. An urgent human and animal health response took place, involving biosecurity measures, contact tracing, promotion of equine vaccinations and investigation of flying fox activity in the a...
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| author | K.M. Williamson S. Wheeler J. Kerr J. Bennett P. Freeman J. Kohlhagen A.J. Peel P. Eby T. Merritt T. Housen C. Dalton D.N. Durrheim Liam Chirio Adrienne Dale Devin Jones Kirk Silas |
| author_facet | K.M. Williamson S. Wheeler J. Kerr J. Bennett P. Freeman J. Kohlhagen A.J. Peel P. Eby T. Merritt T. Housen C. Dalton D.N. Durrheim Liam Chirio Adrienne Dale Devin Jones Kirk Silas |
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| description | In June 2019 the first equine case of Hendra virus in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia was detected. An urgent human and animal health response took place, involving biosecurity measures, contact tracing, promotion of equine vaccinations and investigation of flying fox activity in the area.No human or additional animal cases occurred. Equine vaccination uptake increased by over 30-fold in the surrounding region in the three months following the case. Black flying fox and grey-headed flying fox species were detected in the Valley. The incident prompted review of Hendra virus resources at local and national levels.This event near the “horse capital of Australia”, is the southernmost known equine Hendra case. Management of the event was facilitated by interagency collaboration involving human and animal health experts. Ongoing One Health partnerships are essential for successful responses to future zoonotic events. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10e642d7333f42c78cd7f13f40d4d4f02022-12-22T03:39:43ZengElsevierOne Health2352-77142020-12-0110100162Hendra in the Hunter ValleyK.M. Williamson0S. Wheeler1J. Kerr2J. Bennett3P. Freeman4J. Kohlhagen5A.J. Peel6P. Eby7T. Merritt8T. Housen9C. Dalton10D.N. Durrheim11Liam Chirio12Adrienne Dale13Devin Jones14Kirk Silas15Hunter New England Population Health, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; Corresponding author at: Hunter New England Population Health, Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaHunter New England Population Health, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaHunter Local Land Services, NSW, AustraliaHunter Local Land Services, NSW, AustraliaNSW Department of Primary Industries, NSW, AustraliaHunter New England Population Health, Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaGriffith University, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaGriffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaHunter New England Population Health, Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaAustralian National University, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaHunter New England Population Health, Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaHunter New England Population Health, Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaGriffith University, Nathan campus,170 Kessels Rd QLD 4111, AustraliaTexas Tech University, Lubbock TX 79409, USAMontana State University, PO Box 173520, Bozeman, MT 59717, USATexas Tech University, Lubbock TX 79409, USAIn June 2019 the first equine case of Hendra virus in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia was detected. An urgent human and animal health response took place, involving biosecurity measures, contact tracing, promotion of equine vaccinations and investigation of flying fox activity in the area.No human or additional animal cases occurred. Equine vaccination uptake increased by over 30-fold in the surrounding region in the three months following the case. Black flying fox and grey-headed flying fox species were detected in the Valley. The incident prompted review of Hendra virus resources at local and national levels.This event near the “horse capital of Australia”, is the southernmost known equine Hendra case. Management of the event was facilitated by interagency collaboration involving human and animal health experts. Ongoing One Health partnerships are essential for successful responses to future zoonotic events.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771420302639ZoonosisEquineHenipavirusesHendra virus |
| spellingShingle | K.M. Williamson S. Wheeler J. Kerr J. Bennett P. Freeman J. Kohlhagen A.J. Peel P. Eby T. Merritt T. Housen C. Dalton D.N. Durrheim Liam Chirio Adrienne Dale Devin Jones Kirk Silas Hendra in the Hunter Valley One Health Zoonosis Equine Henipaviruses Hendra virus |
| title | Hendra in the Hunter Valley |
| title_full | Hendra in the Hunter Valley |
| title_fullStr | Hendra in the Hunter Valley |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hendra in the Hunter Valley |
| title_short | Hendra in the Hunter Valley |
| title_sort | hendra in the hunter valley |
| topic | Zoonosis Equine Henipaviruses Hendra virus |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771420302639 |
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