Hendra Virus Outbreak with Novel Clinical Features, Australia

To determine the epidemiologic and clinical features of a 2008 outbreak of Hendra virus infection in a veterinary clinic in Australia, we investigated the equine case-series. Four of 5 infected horses died, as did 1 of 2 infected staff members. Clinical manifestation in horses was predominantly neur...

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Autores principales: Field, Hume, Schaaf, Kylie, Kung, Nina, Simon, Craig, Waltisbuhl, David, Hobert, Heather, Moore, Frederick, Middleton, Deborah, Crook, Allison, Smith, Greg, Daniels, Peter, Glanville, Ron, Lovell, David
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2958006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20113576
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1602.090780
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Sumario:To determine the epidemiologic and clinical features of a 2008 outbreak of Hendra virus infection in a veterinary clinic in Australia, we investigated the equine case-series. Four of 5 infected horses died, as did 1 of 2 infected staff members. Clinical manifestation in horses was predominantly neurologic. Preclinical transmission appears likely.

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