Hendra virus facts and resources Hendra virus can produce life-threatening illness in horses and humans: to date about 80% of infected horses and 60% of infected people have died. Above: Oedematous lung from an HeV case (similar to the pathology caused by African...
Differentials for repro investigations NotifiableZoonoticDiseaseInfertilityAbortion: early 0-3Abortion: mid 4-6Abortion: late 7-9Calf born deadNeonatal lossWeak calvesDeformity Vitamin A deficiency Phosphorus deficiency Copper deficiency Selenium/Vit E deficiency...
Sow mortality in small piggery, not ASF Unusual presentation: 10% mortality in a 60-sow piggery over 16 weeks. Above: Sow that was autopsied with severe, red skin blotching over her whole body. Time and location: Sep-2018 to Jan-2019, Far North Queensland. Case...
Guidelines for Veterinary Personal Biosecurity This publication is the veterinary reference for maintaining personal biosecurity in the workplace. It includes the flow chart (shown here) to help vets assess how to act given the risks of: people contracting disease, or...
Murray Valley Encephalitis (MVE) in a stock horse Unusual presentation: This was the second horse on a station to have persistent neurological signs in 3 weeks. The investigation was approved as an SDI as: several notifiable diseases of horses can present as...
