Spatial association and clinical development of equine influenza in horses yarded overnight at an equestrian event at Maitland prior to propagating the 2007 epidemic in Australia

The interaction and stabling of horses at equine events may have a substantial impact on the spread of a zoonotic disease. This study aimed to investigate the spread of equine influenza (EI) at an equestrian event at the start of the Australian outbreak. Around one‐third of the competing horses were...

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Published in:	Australian veterinary journal Vol. 89; no. s1; pp. 68 - 69
Main Authors:	Britton, AL, Major, DA, Perry, GH, Read, AJ
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01-07-2011
Subjects:	Animals cumulative incidence Disease Outbreaks - veterinary epidemiology equestrian event equine influenza Horse Diseases - epidemiology Horse Diseases - transmission Horse Diseases - virology Horses Housing, Animal Incidence Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype - growth & development New South Wales - epidemiology Orthomyxoviridae Infections - epidemiology Orthomyxoviridae Infections - transmission Orthomyxoviridae Infections - veterinary spatial association New South Wales
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Summary:	The interaction and stabling of horses at equine events may have a substantial impact on the spread of a zoonotic disease. This study aimed to investigate the spread of equine influenza (EI) at an equestrian event at the start of the Australian outbreak. Around one‐third of the competing horses were stabled overnight at the event and, of these, 70% developed symptoms of EI within 7 days. The index case was never positively identified, but stabling position and disease onset provided clues to its potential identity.
Bibliography:	istex:C8D7E443158B84E34C38D2BFE45FC91658321383 ArticleID:AVJ751 ark:/67375/WNG-WWRGZ80W-C ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2
ISSN:	0005-0423 1751-0813
DOI:	10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00751.x