Diagnosis of equine influenza virus infections in quarantine stations in Australia, 2007

J Watson; P Selleck; A Axell; K Bruce; T Taylor; H Heine; P Daniels; M Jeggo

doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00722.x

Diagnosis of equine influenza virus infections in quarantine stations in Australia, 2007

Aust Vet J. 2011 Jul:89 Suppl 1:4-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00722.x.

Authors

J Watson¹, P Selleck, A Axell, K Bruce, T Taylor, H Heine, P Daniels, M Jeggo

Affiliation

¹ Australian Animal Health Laboratory, CSIRO Livestock Industries, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia. james.watson@csiro.au

PMID: 21711268
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00722.x

Abstract

In August 2007, several horses showed pyrexia and respiratory signs while in post-arrival quarantine in Australia. Subsequent investigations diagnosed equine influenza by serology and PCR in two quarantine stations. A common origin in a shipment of horses from Japan was indicated.

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Viral / blood
Australia / epidemiology
Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests / veterinary
Horse Diseases / diagnosis
Horse Diseases / epidemiology
Horse Diseases / virology*
Horses
Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype / genetics
Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype / immunology
Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype / isolation & purification*
Orthomyxoviridae Infections / blood
Orthomyxoviridae Infections / veterinary*
Orthomyxoviridae Infections / virology
Quarantine / veterinary
RNA, Viral / chemistry
RNA, Viral / genetics
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary

Substances

Antibodies, Viral
RNA, Viral