Three horses on separate properties in southeast Queensland were confirmed dead from Hendra virus in late June 2011. A timeline shows that a vet first euthanized a horse at a property near Brisbane on June 20th believing it had colic. This was followed by another sick horse at a separate property that was taken to a third property where it died. Blood tests later confirmed the horse had Hendra virus. Additional horses then became sick and were euthanized at the first property, with blood tests confirming Hendra virus in those cases as well. People exposed at the various properties were monitored with blood tests.

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Safety first: Animal health
Anxious
workers at the Mount Alford
property yesterday.
disease
COUNTDOWN TO A CRISIS Brisbane
June 20: Vet visits property at Mt Alford,
southwest of Brisbane, and euthanases a horse Three horses at southeast
believing it is suffering from colic. Queensland properties
June 25: Vet called to a property at Kerry, 50km confirmed dead from
south of Brisbane, after a horse being agisted is Hendra virus
unsteady on its feet.
June 26: The horse at Kerry is taken home to a
Biddaddaba property, 20km away, where it dies.
June 28: Biosecurity Queensland alerted that Biddaddaba
blood tests showed horse at Biddaddaba had Mt Alford
Gold
Hendra virus. Coast
Kerry
June 29: Eight people exposed to the horse
have blood tests. second sick horse, which is also euthanased.
June 30: Horse at a northern NSW property put July 2: Biosecurity Queensland alerted that
down and immediately buried after confirmed Mt Alford horses have Hendra virus.
with Hendra virus. July 2: Seven people connected to the latest
July 1: Vet is called to Mt Alford property to see a case given blood tests.
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