2007 Australian equine influenza outbreak

Quando

2007

Tipo

Epidemia

Coordenadas

25.00° S, 133.00° E

Description

horse disease outbreak in Australia

Cause

Equine influenza

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Horse disease outbreak in Australia

An outbreak of equine influenza (EI) in Australia was confirmed by the Department of Primary Industries on 24 August 2007 in Sydney. Also known as "horse flu" and "A1 influenza", the rapid outbreak was of the Influenza A virus strain of subtype H3N8. While the virus is highly contagious, it rarely kills adult horses but the performance of thoroughbred racing horses can be affected for several weeks.

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