AEC - Survey of horse deaths

For any concerned horse-owners that have not seen this email, the QLD inquiry is doing a survey to gather information in regard to horses that have died after hendra vaccination. Please take the time to read and spread the word. http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/committees/AEC/2016/09-HendraVirusVacc/09-form-23Sept2016.pdf Dear stakeholders Inquiry into Hendra virus (HeV) EquiVacc vaccine and its use by veterinary surgeons in Queensland The committee is conducting a short survey to assist its inquiry. The committee invites horse owners, veterinarians and others who know of a horse death that may have been connected to an adverse reaction to the HeV vaccine to fill out a short survey form. Please return completed forms to the committee’s secretariat by Friday 7 October 2016. Personal information provided on survey forms will remain confidential. The survey has been designed to assist the committee to understand how adverse reactions to the HeV vaccine have been reported and handled, to identify any deaths that may not have been reported and to document the circumstances in which those deaths occurred. The survey form is also available from the inquiry’s website: Survey form here. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has published a Summary of adverse experience reports made to the APVMA about Hendra virus vaccine on its website. This summary includes information about the numbers and ‘reaction incidence’, or risks, of adverse reactions calculated using the numbers of doses administered. From the 440,438 doses of the vaccine that have been administered to 31 March 2016, the APVMA has classified only seven (7) horse deaths as ‘possibly’ related to an adverse reaction to the vaccine. No deaths have been classified as ‘probably’ related to the vaccine. The APVMA summary also includes information about the classifications used by the APVMA and how they are determined. Regards Rob Hansen Research Director AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE ______________________________________ QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE Parliament House Cnr George and Alice Streets Brisbane Qld 4000 Ph: 07 355 36662 Fax: 07 355 36699