The decision of the State and Federal governments to provide a combined $600,000 to progress the development of a horse vaccine for Hendra virus has been welcomed as a wonderful result by horse people, equine professionals and the wider community.  Since the catastrophic outbreak of the deadly Hendra Virus (HeV) occurred at Vic Rail’s racing stables in Brisbane in 1994 there have been 14 known outbreaks involving horses in Queensland and New South Wales, with the most recent being on the Sunshine Coast last week.  Read more