"Hendra virus (formerly called equine morbillivirus) is a member of the family Paramyxoviridae. The virus was first isolated in 1994 from specimens obtained during an outbreak of respiratory and neurologic disease in horses and humans in Hendra, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia." (from CDC)
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention present details of pathology, signs and symptoms, with a fact sheet to download.
Etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, transmission, clinical findings, diagnosis, treatment, control, prevention and zoonotic risk.
Encyclopedia article on this genus of viruses responsible for the infectious diseases, Hendravirus and Nipahvirus, and transmitted by fruit bats. Includes details of the emergence and outbreaks of each disease.
ABC news report of the first human death in ten years.
(August 21, 2008)
ABC news report of the euthanasia of an infected animal who recovered from the virus.
(August 15, 2008)
The Medical Journal of Australia presents an account of one of the human cases, including details of the mode of transmission from horses.
(September 01, 2006)
Abstract from The Journal of Virology supports the creation of a new genus within the Family Paramyxoviridae. Full text available to download.
(August 15, 2000)
Abstract from the Journal of General Virology. Full text article may be downloaded free of charge.
(August 01, 2000)
A full-text article from the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association describes a case in a pig farmer.
[PDF] (June 01, 1999)
The CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report describes cases from Malaysia and Singapore in 1998-1999.
(April 09, 1999)
Etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, transmission, clinical findings, diagnosis, treatment, control, prevention and zoonotic risk.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention present details of pathology, signs and symptoms, with a fact sheet to download.
Encyclopedia article on this genus of viruses responsible for the infectious diseases, Hendravirus and Nipahvirus, and transmitted by fruit bats. Includes details of the emergence and outbreaks of each disease.
ABC news report of the first human death in ten years.
(August 21, 2008)
ABC news report of the euthanasia of an infected animal who recovered from the virus.
(August 15, 2008)
The Medical Journal of Australia presents an account of one of the human cases, including details of the mode of transmission from horses.
(September 01, 2006)
Abstract from The Journal of Virology supports the creation of a new genus within the Family Paramyxoviridae. Full text available to download.
(August 15, 2000)
Abstract from the Journal of General Virology. Full text article may be downloaded free of charge.
(August 01, 2000)
A full-text article from the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association describes a case in a pig farmer.
[PDF] (June 01, 1999)
The CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report describes cases from Malaysia and Singapore in 1998-1999.
(April 09, 1999)
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