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

The death of an unvaccinated horse from Hendra virus this week in southeast Queensland is the state’s first reported case in ...

A deadly animal-borne virus that can also infect humans has resurfaced in South East Queensland, with authorities confirming ...

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

Australian scientists believe they are close to developing a vaccine for Hendra virus, which is deadly to horses and humans. Researchers used an alpaca named Pedro to create antibodies that ...

Racing Queensland has hammered home the importance of vaccination for thoroughbred horses after news of a deadly Hendra virus ...

The death of a horse from the Hendra virus in southeast Queensland, in what authorities say is the state’s first case of the disease since 2022, has raised alarm.

Authorities are urging horse owners to vaccinate against the virus but organisers of Queensland’s two biggest equestrian sports — racing and campdrafting — say the latest detection is unlikely to ...

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.

A deadly animal-borne virus that can also infect humans has resurfaced in South East Queensland, with authorities confirming the state’s first case of Hendra virus since 2022.