The Hendra virus, identified in Australia in 1994, is the first henipavirus. This has resulted in seven known human infections, four of which were fatal. The Nipah virus, discovered in Malaysia in ...

When comparing CHV to other high-mortality viruses, Wahl explained, "The virus is similar to Nipah virus and Hendra virus—both henipaviruses that have been transmitted to humans and can cause up to 70 ...

A new virus related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S. However, scientists say there is currently "no evidence" that it has infected humans and the risk ...

He said the Hendra virus has a 70% fatality rate, and Nipah has "recorded fatality rates between 40 and 75 per cent in outbreaks in South-East Asia, including in Malaysia and Bangladesh." ...

"This indicates that shrew-to-human transmission can occur." Another dangerous henipavirus is the Hendra virus, which was first detected in Brisbane, Australia and has a fatality rate of 70% ...

Hundreds of virus samples, including nearly 100 of the deadly Hendra virus, vanished after a freezer malfunction in 2021, discovered in 2023. While officials claim the degraded samples pose no ...

she recalls wondering. Plowright was part of a team trying to understand why flying foxes had been spreading the Hendra virus to horses and people. Hendra had killed two humans at that point ...

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According to an official statement by the Queensland government on Monday, 323 vials containing dangerous viruses, including Hendra virus, Lyssavirus and Hantavirus, went missing from the ...

It was reported that 323 vials of multiple infectious viruses — including Hendra virus, Lyssavirus and Hantavirus — went missing from Queensland’s Public Health Virology Laboratory in August ...

Hundreds of vials containing live viruses have gone missing from a laboratory in Australia, sparking an investigation.