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A new Hendra virus genotype found in Australian flying foxes.
Virology journal - 13 Oct 2021
Wang Jianning, Anderson Danielle E, Halpin Kim, Hong Xiao, Chen Honglei, Walker Som, Valdeter Stacey, van der Heide Brenda, Neave Matthew J, Bingham John, O'Brien Dwane, Eagles Debbie, Wang Lin-Fa, Williams David T
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BACKGROUND: Hendra virus (HeV) has caused lethal disease outbreaks in humans and horses in Australia. Flying foxes are the wildlife reservoir from which the virus was first isolated in 1996. Following a heat stress mortality event in Australian flying foxes in 2013, a novel HeV variant was discovered. This study describes the subsequent surveillance of Australian flying foxes for this novel virus over a nine year...
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