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smash

has anyone heard anything about the 2 people that contracted the hendra virus?
they seemed to go into hospital, and thats it, nothing really has been said about them, other than they were admitted to hospital.
weird
i hope they are ok?

Trojane

Hi Smash

From July 18, ABC radio interview:
Queensland Health's Dr Brad McCall said:So that was from over a week ago... we can only presume they are still alive????

Same interview, Dr James Gilkerson from the Equine Veterinarians' Association said
“I think that veterinary research in Australia in general is woefully underfunded, particularly in the horse area. Hendra is particularly important because it's one of the few diseases of horses that are going to infect people, right, and have caused deaths in the past.”

Lets hope someone was listening.

jodles

My friend cant visit her horse there for another 4 weeks . Without sounding a touch cynical.................We had the same with EI suddenly more horses/properties were released that had had EI for ages that no one was told about. This is just the same. We had fruit bats in PNG nasty dirty little devils but at least they got eaten so their numbers were not too high

Talkingshell

No, haven't heard anything more about those poor 2 humans that were positive to this dreaded virus....I hope they are well on the road to recovery!

That's media for you who would go great lengths to keep things on the lid.

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smash

thanks trojane, yeah thats the last report i found to LOL
you would think after a week of being "well" they would release they hey?
i feel so sorry for your friend who has her horse there jodles.
i hope they are not making her pay for him to be there?
seems everything has gone silent, as the final results should of been back for everyone by now, but nothing is being said anywhere.
anyone else feel like they are mushrooms
locked in a dark pkace and feed on bullshyte?
mmmmmmmmm

Trojane

Smash said:
Perhaps they don't like what they found and they're figuring out what not to say??

smash

LOL LOL LOL trojane
most likely
he he he

smash

Janelle Miles
August 02, 2008 12:00am

TWO Redlands veterinary workers in a Brisbane hospital with the potentially deadly Hendra virus are believed to be seriously ill and deteriorating.

Veterinarian Ben Cunneen and a senior nurse from the Redlands Veterinary Clinic remain in the Princess Alexandra Hospital after being admitted two weeks ago.

The physician treating the pair last night asked that the "families' privacy be respected at this time".

Clinic owner David Lovell said he was "very concerned" about the plight of his employees.

"They are still in hospital and that has to be very much a worry," he said.

"Plenty of our staff members have been in there on a fairly regular basis."

Two Queensland properties remain under quarantine after separate outbreaks of the Hendra virus in horses last month.

Four horses at the Redlands clinic have died. Another two on a property at Proserpine in the state's north also are dead.

About 12 people in contact with the Redlands clinic will have a third round of blood tests later this month to clear them of the virus, which killed horse trainer Vic Rail, 49, in 1994.

A strapper who worked at Mr Rail's Hendra stables developed symptoms but recovered and Mackay sugarcane farmer Mark Preston, 35, died after contracting the infection in 1995.

The Hendra virus, named after the Brisbane suburb where it first emerged, is transmitted to horses by fruit bats.

Infectious diseases expert John MacKenzie, of Perth's Curtin University, said only people who had close contact with infected horses were at risk of contracting it but the virus was not easily transmitted from horse to human.

"We've got no real proof but we suspect when people get infected it's probably through a cut or abrasion which comes into contact with horse blood or nasal discharge," Professor Mackenzie said.

"There is no major risk to human health other than to people in direct close contact with the horses.

"The general public aren't likely to come in contact with it. There's no real danger."

Professor MacKenzie said no cases of human-to-human transmission had been recorded.

Although the virus is carried by fruit bats, he said there had been no cases of bats directly infecting humans.

pso

Oh, thats sad...I had hoped no news was good news..
*puts head back in sand*

Given how 'difficult' it is for humans to contract....Seems interesting that so many have got it....I'm sure they didnt ALL have cuts that came into contact with horse?

Another damn cover up hey....

I really feel for all of you Qlders....

Trojane

Smash said: It would be wise to add "so far" to that. These expert pronouncements are based on a small number of cases of a recently known disease. They are writing the textbook as they speak.

And thanks for update - someone said they'd heard on the radio they were "doing well" !!!???