Web Directory

» About the Hendra Virus
   A Queensland Government information sheet explains the history and discovery of the disease, and outlines research findings.
   http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/4790_11112.htm

» Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan: Hendra Virus
   Official policy document details the measures to be taken during an outbreak.
   http://www.animalhealthaustralia.com.au/aahc/fms//Animal%20Health%20Australia/AUSTRALIAN%20VETERINARY%20EMERGENCY%20PLAN-Australias%20policy%20for%20Hendra%20virus%20infection.pdf

» Equine Morbillivirus
   An official statement from a NSW Government Minister in 1996 explains research into the spread of the disease in bat populations.
   http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA19960515029

» Guidelines for Veterinarians Handling Potential Hendra Virus Infection in Horses
   Official work instructions prepared by Biosecurity Queensland, part of the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries.
   http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/documents/Biosecurity_GeneralAnimalHealthPestsAndDiseases/Hendra-GuidelinesForVets.pdf

» Hendra Virus
   A feature article from the CSIRO outlines the history of the disease in Australia.
   http://www.csiro.au/science/HendraVirus.html

» Hendra Virus Disease and Nipah Virus Encephalitis
   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention present details of pathology, signs and symptoms, with a fact sheet to download.
   http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/nipah.htm

» Hendra Virus and Nipah Virus Management and Control
   UK Department of Health guidelines for health care professionals during outbreaks. Contains a PDF download.
   http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4010423

» Hendra virus horse put down
   ABC news report of the euthanasia of an infected animal who recovered from the virus.
   http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/15/2336445.htm

» Hendra virus infection in a veterinarian
   The Medical Journal of Australia presents an account of one of the human cases, including details of the mode of transmission from horses.
   http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/185_10_201106/han10698_fm.html

» Isolation of Hendra virus from pteropid bats
   Abstract from the Journal of General Virology. Full text article may be downloaded free of charge.
   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10900029

» Merck Veterinary Manual: Hendra Virus Infection
   Etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, transmission, clinical findings, diagnosis, treatment, control, prevention and zoonotic risk.
   http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/53100.htm

» New virus emerges in Malaysia
   A full-text article from the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association describes a case in a pig farmer.
   http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/160/11/1607.pdf

» Outbreak of Hendra-Like Virus
   The CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report describes cases from Malaysia and Singapore in 1998-1999.
   http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056866.htm

» Qld vet dies of Hendra virus
   ABC news report of the first human death in ten years.
   http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/21/2342124.htm

» The Exceptionally Large Genome of Hendra Virus
   Abstract from The Journal of Virology supports the creation of a new genus within the Family Paramyxoviridae. Full text available to download.
   http://jvi.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/74/21/9972

» The Henipavirus Ecology Collaborative Research Group
   Project to study the Hendra virus in bat populations in Australia and the Nipah virus in bat populations in southeast Asia.
   http://www.henipavirus.net/

» WHO: Hendra Virus
   Factsheet about this emerging zoonotic virus that can cause respiratory and neurological disease and death in people and also causes severe disease and death in horses.
   http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs329/en/

» Wikipedia: Henipavirus
   Encyclopedia article on this genus of viruses responsible for the infectious diseases, Hendravirus and Nipahvirus, and transmitted by fruit bats. Includes details of the emergence and outbreaks of each disease.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henipavirus