Hendra virus infection dynamics in Australian fruit bats.

Hendra virus infection dynamics in Australian fruit bats.

Hendra virus is a recently emerged zoonotic agent in Australia. Since first described in 1994, the virus has spilled from its wildlife reservoir (pteropid fruit bats, or 'flying foxes') on multiple occasions causing equine and human fatalities. We undertook a three-year longitudinal study...

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Main Authors: Hume Field, Carol de Jong, Deb Melville, Craig Smith, Ina Smith, Alice Broos, Yu Hsin Nina Kung, Amanda McLaughlin, Anne Zeddeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3235146?pdf=render

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