Garner M G, Scanlan W A, Cowled B D, Carroll A
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia.
Aust Vet J. 2011 Jul;89 Suppl 1:169-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00780.x.
The first cases of equine influenza (EI) in Australia were reported in late August 2007. By 14 March 2008, provisional freedom from EI was declared and in December 2008 Australia was officially declared EI-free, 12 months after the last reported clinical case. Containment, and ultimate eradication, of EI was achieved through a combination of movement restrictions, zoning, vaccination and enhanced biosecurity measures that drew on the resources and expertise of industry and state and federal governments. Through these measures, the EI outbreak, which peaked in October 2007, was contained to just 3% of Australia, with no new cases reported after 9 December 2007, just four months after the outbreak began.
2007年8月下旬,澳大利亚报告了首批马流感(EI)病例。到2008年3月14日,宣布暂时摆脱马流感,2008年12月,澳大利亚被正式宣布无马流感,此时距离最后一例报告的临床病例已有12个月。通过采取一系列措施,包括行动限制、分区管理、疫苗接种以及加强生物安全措施,综合利用了行业、州和联邦政府的资源与专业知识,实现了对马流感的控制并最终根除。通过这些措施,2007年10月达到高峰的马流感疫情仅在澳大利亚3%的地区出现,自疫情开始仅四个月后的2007年12月9日之后就没有新病例报告。