title: Response of Australian veterinarians to the announcement of a Hendra virus vaccine becoming available.
abstract: METHODS
  A cross-sectional study of private veterinarians providing equine services in Queensland.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study revealed that a majority of veterinarians would support the introduction of a Hendra virus (HeV) vaccine. Moreover, almost half of the respondents intended to make vaccination a prerequisite to horse patient presentation. However, participants also responded that a vaccine would not reduce the risk sufficiently to cease or downgrade their HeV management plan and infection control measures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When devising promoting and marketing campaigns, government agencies and manufacturers should consider private veterinarians' intentions as a significant driver for the uptake of the HeV vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, 4810, Queensland, Australia. Diana.Mendez@jcu.edu.au
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mendez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Büttner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Speare
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D045404:Hendra Virus / Q000276:immunology*; D045464:Henipavirus Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011793:Queensland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D018634:Veterinarians; D014765:Viral Vaccines; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D014765:Viral Vaccines
keywords: Hendra virus; biosecurity; infection control; vaccines; veterinarians