Hendra virus is a highly lethal zoonotic pathogen primarily transmitted from flying foxes to horses and occasionally humans, ...

Horse owners are encouraged to vaccinate their animals against the disease which can be fatal to both horses and, in rare cases, humans.

The death of an unvaccinated horse from Hendra virus this week in southeast Queensland is the state’s first reported case in three years. Before that, Australia’s last case was in July 2023, when ...

Researchers have discovered a strategy to neutralize two highly lethal viruses for which there is currently no approved vaccine or cure.

Hendra virus spillovers occurred more frequently after 2003. In early 2017, the researchers determined that conditions were ripe for Hendra to leap from bats to horses and potentially to people.

“Hendra virus infection can occur throughout the year, so it’s important that horse owners and people in contact with horses take steps to protect themselves and their animals at all times.

Health authorities and epidemiologists across the country have issued a warning to equestrian owners to vaccinate their horses following detection of the Hendra virus in southeast Queensland.

The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) and Equine Veterinarians Australia (EVA) are reminding horse owners across ...

Twenty new viruses have been discovered within bats in China, "raising urgent concerns" that these diseases might spill over ...