Call for Urgent Action Amid Hendra Virus Spike

 

Vet Dr David Lovell, from Redland Bay, east of Brisbane (who treated several horses affected by Hendra virus in 2008), says the State Government needs to allocate more resources to studying the reasons behind the spike in outbreaks.

"Something's different, something has changed," he said.

"My belief probably is that it is all in the month of July - I think that in a very, very short period of time we have had all these different outbreaks.

"Why is that suddenly happening? 

"It has never ever been like that before and it's just essential that we know."  

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