title: Determining the endpoint of an outbreak of equine influenza in a large population of racing Thoroughbreds.
abstract: Outbreaks of equine influenza (EI) cause major disruption to the racing industry, resulting in cessation of racing until affected horses have recovered from the disease. The introduction of EI to a large population of Thoroughbred horses stabled at a Sydney racecourse provided the opportunity to observe clinical signs and monitor the spread of EI in this predominantly naïve population and to assist in determining an endpoint to infection spread to allow resumption of racing events.
authors.affiliation: Elizabeth Macarthur Agriculture Institute, Woodbridge Rd, Menangle, New South Wales 2568, Australia.
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authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D006736:Horses; D053123:Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D017201:Virus Shedding
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral