title: Overview of the 2007 Australian outbreak of equine influenza.
abstract: In August 2007 equine influenza (EI) was diagnosed in Australia's horse population following the failure to contain infection in quarantine after the importation of one or more infected horses. The response had many unique features, and addressed financial, social, economic, human and animal health, trade and recovery issues. The outbreak and the associated control measures had a vast impact on individual horse owners, the horse industry and associated sectors in both infected and uninfected states.
authors.affiliation: Biosecurity Queensland, Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, GPO Box 46, Brisbane 4001, Australia. karenrick4065au@bigpond.com
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Webster
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D006736:Horses; D053123:Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines