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- Also known as equine influenza (EI)
- Rarely kills adult horses but can be fatal to young foalsSydney Morning Herald: Fun in waiting for the foals turns to fear...
- Equine influenza virus can kill up to 40 percent of foals who come in contact with itBBC News: Flu Grips Australia's Horse World (August 25, 2007)
- Can cause sterility in stallionsSydney Morning Herald: Fun in waiting for the foals turns to fear...
- Symptoms can include fever, cough and runny nose; early symptoms include loss of appetite and depression in the animalHorsetalk: Colds and Flu in Horses
- Horse flu spreads easily and rapidlyReuters: Horse Racing - Australia Racing Stopped For Flu Scare (August 25, 2007)
- Humans are immune from horse fluBBC News: Flu Grips Australia's Horse World (August 25, 2007)
- An outbreak was confirmed in Australia in August 2007Reuters: Horse Racing - Australia Racing Stopped For Flu Scare
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Horse flu, or equine influenza, is a highly-contagious respiratory infection in horses that causes fever, dry cough and reluctance to eat or drink for several days. An outbreak of horse flu in 2007 brought Australia's thoroughbred horse racing industry to a standstill.Reuters: Horse Racing - Australia Racing Stopped For Flu Scare
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