Recrudescent infection supports Hendra virus persistence in Australian flying-fox populations.

Zoonoses from wildlife threaten global public health. Hendra virus is one of several zoonotic viral diseases that have recently emerged from Pteropus species fruit-bats (flying-foxes). Most hypotheses regarding persistence of Hendra virus within flying-fox populations emphasize horizontal transmissi...

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Main Authors: Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, Nina Y Kung, William E Grant, Joe C Scanlan, Hume E Field
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3842926?pdf=render