Hendra virus infection dynamics in the grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) at the southern-most extent of its range: Further evidence this species does not readily transmit the virus to horses

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Burroughs, A L ^a,c   Durr, P A ^a   Boyd, V ^a   Graham, K ^a   White, J R ^a   Todd, S ^a   Barr, J ^a   Smith, I ^a   Baverstock, G ^b   Meers, J ^c   Crameri, G ^a   Wang, L F ^a,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b City of Greater Geelong   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAT; CEDAR VIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLYING FOX; HENDRA VIRUS INFECTION; HENIPAVIRUS; HOST RANGE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; PTEROPUS ALECTO; PTEROPUS POLIOCEPHALUS; SEROCONVERSION; SEROPREVALENCE; URINALYSIS; VIRUS EXCRETION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DISEASE CARRIER; GEOGRAPHY; HENDRA VIRUS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARAMYXOVIRINAE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEASON; TIME FACTOR; TRANSMISSION; URINE; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; AUSTRALIA; CHIROPTERA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; GEOGRAPHY; HENDRA VIRUS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARAMYXOVIRINAE; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84976260330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155252     Document Type: Article

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