"Henipaviruses have caused serious disease and death in people and animals in other regions," Dr. Parry said "One of the most dangerous is the Hendra virus, which was first detected in Brisbane ...

Prominent henipaviruses known to infect humans include Hendra virus and Nipah virus. The former virus was first detected in Australia in 1994 and has a case-fatility rate of around 60%.

Scientists in the US and Australia have laid out in detail the steps that cause Hendra virus, which causes a rare and sometimes deadly respiratory and neurological infection, to spillover into humans.

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