Horse populations are severely underestimated in a region at risk of Hendra virus spillover.
Australia
Hendra virus
Horse
population
Journal
Australian veterinary journal
ISSN: 1751-0813
Titre abrégé: Aust Vet J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0370616
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Apr 2024
03 Apr 2024
Historique:
revised:
12
02
2024
received:
24
07
2023
accepted:
04
03
2024
medline:
3
4
2024
pubmed:
3
4
2024
entrez:
3
4
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
To identify the size and distribution of the horse population in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW, including changes from 2007 to 2021, to better understand populations at risk of Hendra virus transmission. Census data from the 2007 Equine Influenza (EI) outbreak were compared with data collected annually by New South Wales Local Land Services (LLS) (2011-2021), and with field observations via road line transects (2021). The horse populations reported to LLS in 2011 (3000 horses; 0.77 horses/km Data from the 2007 EI outbreak no longer correlates to the current horse population in size or distribution and was likely not a true representation at the time. Current LLS data also likely underestimates horse populations. Ongoing efforts to further quantify and map horse populations in Australia are important for estimating and managing the risk of equine zoonoses.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors. Australian Veterinary Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Veterinary Association.
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