Hendra virus in the field – risk profiling and management

Purpose: Hendra virus is a zoonotic pathogen which was first identified in 1994 and spillover events in horses were sporadic in Queensland (QLD) and New South Wales (NSW), Australia until 2010. The predominant differences during 2011-2017 were the number of spillover events (46 incidents during 2011-2017 compared to 14 incidents during 1994-2010), the unprecedented number of incidents in NSW (19 incidents during 2011-2017 compared to one incident during 1994-2010) and the geographic clustering in southeast QLD and northern NSW (30 incidents in southeast QLD and north NSW compared to 16 incidents in central and northern QLD during 2011-2017).
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: 03.013 Source Type: research