Response of Australian veterinarians to the announcement of a Hendra virus vaccine becoming available

Mendez, D.;Büttner, P.;Speare, R.

Abstract

Design: A cross-sectional study of private veterinarians providing equine services in Queensland. Results: The study revealed that a majority of veterinarians would support the introduction of a Hendra virus (HeV) vaccine. Moreover, almost half of the respondents intended to make vaccination a prerequisite to horse patient presentation. However, participants also responded that a vaccine would not reduce the risk sufficiently to cease or downgrade their HeV management plan and infection control measures. Conclusion: When devising promoting and marketing campaigns, government agencies and manufacturers should consider private veterinarians' intentions as a significant driver for the uptake of the HeV vaccine.

Journal

Australian Veterinary Journal

Publication Name

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volume

ISBN/ISSN

1751-0813

Edition

N/A

Issue

Pages Count

Location

N/A

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Publisher Url

N/A

Publisher Location

N/A

Publish Date

N/A

Url

N/A

Date

N/A

EISSN

N/A

DOI

10.1111/avj.12092