THE equine influenza (EI) outbreak that devastated horse-related industries is contained, the nation's chief veterinary officer says.
Andy Carroll of the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry said government officials visiting the infected areas of Queensland and NSW had determined the virus was contained and unlikely to return.
"We have a large number of already immune horses because they've had the disease or they've been vaccinated," Dr Carroll said on ABC television.
"We also are quite conservative before moving an area or a property from infected to clean. We take a conservative stance and we don't see a large risk of areas reverting back."