Hendra Quarantine Lifted at New South Wales Property

The property was quarantined last month following the confirmation of the hendra virus in a horse and a dog.
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A Macksville, New South Wales (NSW), Australia, property has been released from a quarantine prompted by the detection of the hendra virus following extensive testing and decontamination measures. Officials announced the release Aug. 30.

“All animals on the property have now been cleared, with final testing completed for a cat and dog which had contact with the infected dog,” NSW Acting Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. Therese Wright said. “The property was first quarantined on July 6 when hendra was confirmed in a 6-year-old gelding. A dog on the property later contracted the hendra virus after close contact with the infected horse. The remaining animals on the property were tested three times before these quarantine measures were released.

“Since June this year, hendra has been confirmed in four horses and one dog on four separate properties on the NSW mid north Coast: two properties near Macksville and two properties near Kempsey," Wright continued. “There are now no NSW properties under quarantine for the hendra virus with all previously infected properties completing testing and decontamination requirements.”

Wright said that horse owners need to remain vigilant to minimize exposure of their horses

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