New South Wales public health bulletin.
Discontinued
Publisher:
NSW Health Dept.,
Frequency: Quarterly, 2013-
Country: Australia
Language: English
Author(s):
New South Wales. Department of Health.
Start Year:1990 - 2014
ISSN:
1034-7674 (Print)
1839-4345 (Electronic)
1034-7674 (Linking)
1839-4345 (Electronic)
1034-7674 (Linking)
Impact Factor
4.4
2022
| NLM ID: | 9712270 |
| (DNLM): | SR0090950(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 37908671 |
| Classification: | W1 NE503M |
Hendra virus: what do we know? Hendra virus infection is an emerging infectious disease that is not well understood. Most cases of Hendra virus infection have occurred in Queensland, with one case in a horse in NSW. Hendra virus infection has a high mortality rate in horses and humans and as cases could occur anywhere in Australia it is important to be ready for prompt action should an outbreak occur in NSW. This paper: reviews the current knowledge on Hendra virus infection including methods for preventing the disease; explains the animal health and human health response for an outbreak within NSW; and discusses possible f...
Investigation of equine influenza transmission in NSW: walk, wind or wing? An outbreak of equine influenza occurred in New South Wales in 2007. In addition to the local spread of the disease between bordering properties, windborne spread over several kilometres had been postulated as a possible method of transmission in this outbreak. This study aimed to describe potential modes of transmission for a property infected with equine influenza where no apparent epidemiological links to other infected properties were reported. Methods: A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to owners of affected properties. The questionnaire collected detailed transmission-risk ...