Flying foxes in SA exposed to zoonotic viruses

(University of Adelaide) University of Adelaide researchers have found that South Australia's population of Grey-headed flying foxes, which took up residence in 2010, has been exposed to a number of viruses, including Hendra virus that can be transmitted to humans via horses. But they have not found evidence of exposure to Australian bat lyssavirus.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news