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Human Hendra Virus Encephalitis Associated with Equine Outbreak, Australia, 2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
A recent Hendra virus outbreak at a veterinary clinic in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, involved 5 equine and 2 human infections. In contrast to previous outbreaks, infected horses had predominantly encephalitic, rather than respiratory, signs.
Elliott G. Playford, Brad McCall, Greg Smith, Vicki Slinko, George Allen, Ina Smith, Frederick Moore, Carmel Taylor, Yu-Hsin Kung, Hume E. Field   +9 more
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Strategies for enhancing Australia's capacity to respond to emerging infectious diseases [PDF]

Veterinaria Italiana, 2009
Along with many other countries, Australia faces significant threats from emerging infectious diseases that emanate from wildlife or involve a wildlife vector. A salient example of such a disease is Hendra virus.
Stephen J. Prowse, Nigel Perkins, Hume Field   +2 more
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In silico Drug Discovery of Novel Small Lead Compounds Targeting Nipah Virus Attachment Glycoprotein

Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2018
Introduction: Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus are the type species of the highly pathogenic paramyxovirus genus Henipavirus, which can cause severe respiratory disease and fatal encephalitis infections in humans.
Ashish P. Shah, Bhumika M. Parmar, Mubasarin A. Ghodawala, Avinashkumar Seth   +3 more
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Henipavirus Infection in Fruit Bats (Pteropus giganteus), India

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
We tested 41 bats for antibodies against Nipah and Hendra viruses to determine whether henipaviruses circulate in pteropid fruit bats (Pteropus giganteus) in northern India.
Jonathan H. Epstein, Vibhu Prakash, Craig S. Smith, Peter Daszak, Amanda B. McLaughlin, Greer Meehan, Hume E. Field, Andrew A. Cunningham   +7 more
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Hendra Virus Outbreak with Novel Clinical Features, Australia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
To determine the epidemiologic and clinical features of a 2008 outbreak of Hendra virus infection in a veterinary clinic in Australia, we investigated the equine case-series. Four of 5 infected horses died, as did 1 of 2 infected staff members.
Hume E. Field, Kylie Schaaf, Nina Kung, Craig Simon, David Waltisbuhl, Heather Hobert, Frederick Moore, Deborah Middleton, Allison Crook, Greg Smith, Peter Daniels, Ron Glanville, David Lovell   +12 more
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Nipah virus encephalitis: A cause for concern for Indian neurologists?

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2006
The first and only recorded outbreak of Nipah virus (NV) encephalitis in India occurred in the winter of 2001, although the causative organism could only be identified 5 years down the line in 2006.
Halder Amit, Chakravarty Ambar
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Serologic Evidence of Human Exposure to Bat-Borne Zoonotic Paramyxoviruses, Cambodia

Viruses
Fruit bats in the genus Pteropus are the natural reservoirs for zoonotic paramyxoviruses, notably henipaviruses and pararubulaviruses, which are found across Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Neil Mittal, Spencer L. Sterling, Phireak Hip, Dolyce H. W. Low, Piseth Ly, Menghou Mao, Pidor Ouch, Adrian C. Paskey, Lianying Yan, Alan Hitch, Gavin J. D. Smith, Jeffery Hertz, Andrew G. Letizia, Ian H. Mendenhall, Eric D. Laing   +14 more
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Communication Interventions and Assessment of Drivers for Hendra Virus Vaccination Uptake. [PDF]

Vaccines (Basel), 2023
Kropich-Grant JN, Wiley KE, Manyweathers J, Thompson KR, Brookes VJ.   +4 more
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Habitat loss for black flying foxes and implications for Hendra virus. [PDF]

Landsc Ecol, 2023
Baranowski K, Bharti N.
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Ecological and Reproductive Cycles Drive Henipavirus Seroprevalence in the African Straw‐Coloured Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)

Ecology and Evolution
Bats are known to host zoonotic viruses, including henipaviruses that cause high fatality rates in humans (Nipah virus and Hendra virus). However, the determinants of zoonotic spillover are generally unknown, as the ecological and demographic drivers of ...
Maya M. Juman, Louise Gibson, Richard D. Suu‐Ire, Sylvester Languon, Osbourne Quaye, Grace Fleischer, Samuel Asumah, E. Rosa Jolma, Avinita Gautam, Spencer L. Sterling, Lianying Yan, Christopher C. Broder, Eric D. Laing, James L. N. Wood, Andrew A. Cunningham, Olivier Restif   +15 more
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