Clinical review of Hendra virus infection in 11 horses in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 213-218

  Ball, Mc ^a   Dewberry, Td ^b   Freeman, Pg ^c   Kemsley, Pd ^a   Poe, I ^d  

^a North Coast Livestock Health and Pest Authority   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d Mid Coast Livestock Health and Pest Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flying foxes; Hendra virus; Horses; New south wales

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HENDRA VIRUS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HENDRA VIRUS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84901500489     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/avj.12170     Document Type: Article

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