Assessment of the proportion of under-reporting during the 2007 equine influenza outbreak in New South Wales, Australia
During the 2007 equine influenza (EI) outbreak in Australia, there was no objective information about the possible under‐reporting of cases by horse owners either so that they would avoid movement restrictions or because of their inability to detect infection. This investigation aimed to estimate th...
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Published in | Australian veterinary journal Vol. 89; no. s1; pp. 73 - 74 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Melbourne, Australia
Blackwell Publishing Asia
01.07.2011
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Summary: | During the 2007 equine influenza (EI) outbreak in Australia, there was no objective information about the possible under‐reporting of cases by horse owners either so that they would avoid movement restrictions or because of their inability to detect infection. This investigation aimed to estimate the proportion of under‐reporting during the outbreak based on the results of surveillance undertaken in conjunction with vaccination. The results provided improved estimates of morbidity during the outbreak and indicated the level of under‐reporting likely to occur in future outbreaks of other infectious diseases in horses in Australia. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/WNG-RK1JVQVX-B ArticleID:AVJ754 istex:5668B8BA0996AA989BE049D86534C3028D5E70E5 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 |
ISSN: | 0005-0423 1751-0813 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00754.x |