TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Here are the facts about the Hendra virus, a rare virus that is transmitted from horses to humans.
Hendra virus (HeV) is a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Henipavirus.
Quote from CDCThe Hendra virus was first isolated in 1994 from specimens obtained during an outbreak of respiratory and neurological disease in horses and humans in Hendra, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia.
This rare disease is related to the Nipah virus, another species in the Henipavirus genus.
The natural reservoir of Hendra virus has been identified as the flying fox (bats of the genus Pteropus).
then what are the facts about the Hendra Virus?
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1. Hendra Virus First Found in Australia
Quote from betterhealth.vic.gov.auThis virus was discovered in 1994 after a Queensland horse trainer and 14 of his horses died.
The virus is named the Hendra virus, after a region on the outskirts of Brisbane, where the virus was first infected.
In 1995, a Mackay horse farmer and breeder was reported to be infected Hendra Virus and died.
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