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Aust Vet J
; 89 Suppl 1: 68-9, 2011 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21711293
ABSTRACT
The interaction and stabling of horses at equine events may have a substantial impact on the spread of a zoonotic disease. This study aimed to investigate the spread of equine influenza (EI) at an equestrian event at the start of the Australian outbreak. Around one-third of the competing horses were stabled overnight at the event and, of these, 70% developed symptoms of EI within 7 days. The index case was never positively identified, but stabling position and disease onset provided clues to its potential identity.