Cargando…

Flying-Fox Species Density - A Spatial Risk Factor for Hendra Virus Infection in Horses in Eastern Australia

Hendra virus causes sporadic but typically fatal infection in horses and humans in eastern Australia. Fruit-bats of the genus Pteropus (commonly known as flying-foxes) are the natural host of the virus, and the putative source of infection in horses; infected horses are the source of human infection...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Smith, Craig, Skelly, Chris, Kung, Nina, Roberts, Billie, Field, Hume
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4061024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24936789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099965