Climate Change, Deforestation Drive Bat Virus Spillover Into Humans
Bats that experience food shortages due to climate change and habitat loss end up roosting in urban settings, where they shed more of the deadly Hendra virus. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - November 18, 2022 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
An elegant way to stop deadly Hendra virus spillovers from bats to horses ... to us
New research points to a surprising way to stop spillovers of Hendra virus, which is harbored by bats. It's not often that it jumps to horses, then humans, but when it does, the result are brutal.(Image credit: Pat Jones) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - November 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ari Daniel Source Type: news
Deforestation Brings Bat-Borne Virus Home to Roost
Habitat loss and food shortages have pushed bats into closer proximity to horses and humans, fueling Hendra virus spillover, a new study suggests. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science Horses Bats Animals Flowers and Plants Viruses Hendra Virus Land Use Policies your-feed-health your-feed-animals Ecology (Journal) Ecology Letters (Journal) Brisbane (Australia) Queensland (Australia) Source Type: news
Dozens in China Infected With New ‘Langya’ Virus Carried by Shrews
Nearly three dozen people in China have been sickened by a newly identified virus from the same family as the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, though there’s no evidence the pathogen can be transmitted from person-to-person.
The virus, named Langya henipavirus or LayV, was found thanks to an early detection system for feverish people with a recent history of exposure to animals in eastern China. The patients—mainly farmers—also reported fatigue, cough, loss of appetite and aches, with several developing blood-cell abnormalities and signs of liver and kidney damage. All survived.
Among the 35 patients, 26 ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michelle Fay Cortez/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized Disease healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Is Langya Henipavirus, LayV, A New Virus Threat? 35 People In China Infected
The LayV is part of the same family as the deadly Hendra and the Nipah viruses. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - August 10, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma Source Type: news
Two Emerging Viral Adversaries —Nipah And Hendra Virus—May Soon Meet Their Match
Nipah and Hendra Virus are two dangerous emerging pathogens that may cause serious damage if left unchecked. Here we analyze antibody candidates that may impede these threats. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 11, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & Source Type: news
Indonesia raises volcano warning to second-highest level
Indonesia's geological agency said it sees increasing activity that could trigger an avalanche of lava and searing gas, similar to the Dec. 4 eruption,(Image credit: Hendra Permana/AP) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - December 18, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: The Associated Press Source Type: news
No horsing around: super-fast Hendra test developed
(University of Queensland) University of Queensland vets are diagnosing the deadly Hendra virus in horses faster than ever, developing a diagnostic point-of-care kit that can detect the pathogen in under an hour, rather than days. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
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)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 11, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Promising Against Hendra and Nipah Viruses Novel Monoclonal Antibody Promising Against Hendra and Nipah Viruses
The monoclonal antibody m102.4, being developed to prevent and treat Hendra and Nipah virus infection, was well tolerated and safe in a first-in-human study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 12, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
How Do Bats Live With So Many Viruses?
They are considered the probable source of the coronavirus outbreak spreading from China. It turns out that they may have an immune system that lets them coexist with many disease-causing viruses. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: James Gorman Tags: Bats Viruses Epidemics Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Marburg Virus Nipah Virus Hendra Virus SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) Immune System Cell Host and Microbe (Journal) EcoHealth Alliance Source Type: news
Researchers explain how viral protein promotes deadly infection by Nipah and Hendra viruses
(Georgia State University) Researchers have identified how a viral protein, which plays a major role in causing deadly Nipah and Hendra virus infections, targets a critical function in human cells to suppress immune responses and promote fatal disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Monash scientists show that highly lethal viruses hijack cellular defences against cancer
(Monash University) Henipaviruses are among the deadliest known viruses and have no effective treatments. They include Hendra, lethal to humans and horses, and the Nipah virus, a serious threat in parts of Asia. Researchers have now discovered that Henipaviruses hijack a mechanism used by cells to counter DNA damage and prevent harmful mutations (important in diseases like cancer). This finding adds insight into how viruses behave, and could lead to new targets for antivirals to treat them. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 3, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Golf injuries: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment - Zouzias IC, Hendra J, Stodelle J, Limpisvasti O.
Increasing numbers of people are playing golf. Golf is a unique sport in that the ability to participate at a high level is not limited by age. In addition, participants tend to play more rather than less as they grow older. Injuries can occur at any point... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Human intrusion on fruit bat habitats raises exposure risk to Hendra virus in Australia
(University of Sydney) There is a rising risk of human and domestic animal exposure to deadly Hendra virus (HeV) carried by fruit bats in Eastern Australia due to human intrusion into their habitats, human proximity to woodlands and vegetation loss, a new study reveals. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - August 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
