Horse owners on the New South Wales North Coast are being advised to vaccinate their horses against the potentially dangerous Hendra virus.
It follows the death of a horse at Macksville, near Coffs Harbour last week.
It’s the state’s first Hendra case since 2011, when 10 horses died on eight properties in the Northern Rivers between June and late August.
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries says vaccine uptake has been slow.
Since releasing the vaccine, only 3000 horses across the state have been vaccinated as of last month.
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