Hendra virus (HeV) infection is a rare emerging zoonosis (disease that can be transmitted to humans from animals) that causes severe and often fatal disease in ...Home/Healthtopics/HendravirusdiseaseOverview Hendravirus(HeV)infectionisarareemergingzoonosis(diseasethatcanbetransmittedtohumansfromanimals)thatcausessevereandoftenfataldiseaseinbothinfectedhorsesandhumans.ThenaturalhostofthevirushasbeenidentifiedasbeingfruitbatsofthePteropodidaeFamily,Pteropusgenus. HeVwasidentifiedduringthefirstrecordedoutbreakofthediseaseintheBrisbanesuburbofHendra,Australia,in1994.Theoutbreakinvolved21stabledracehorsesandtwohumancases.AsofJuly2016,53diseaseincidentsinvolvingover70horseshavebeenreported.Theseincidentswereallconfinedtothenorth-easterncoastofAustralia.AtotalofsevenhumanshavecontractedHendravirusfrominfectedhorses,particularlythroughclosecontactduringcareornecropsyofillordeadhorses SymptomsSymptomsofHendravirusinfectioninhumansrangefrommildinfluenza-likeillnesstofatalrespiratoryorneurologicaldisease. TreatmentThereisnospecifictreatmentforhumancasesofHendravirus.Intensivesupportivecareisprovided,andtheuseofmonoclonalantibodiesisbeinginvestigated.AregisteredHendraanimalvaccineexistsandvaccinationisrecognisedasaneffectivewaytoreducetheriskofhorsesbecominginfectedandtoreducethelikelihoodofhumanexposure. FactsheetsNipahvirusGuidelinesNipahvirusWeeklyEpidemiologicalRecord79 (‎09)‎, 86-88(2004) -relatedtoHendravirusGuidanceonregulationsforthetransportofinfectioussubstances2019–2020COMBI(‎CommunicationforBehaviouralImpact)‎toolkitFieldworkbookforCOMBIplanningstepsinoutbreakresponse  WHOteamsDiseaseoutbreaks  Thereisvaccineforanimals.AregisteredHendraanimalvaccineaneffectivewaytoreducetheriskofhorsesbecominginfected.NewsAll→PublicationsAll→7January2020Guidanceonregulationsforthetransportofinfectioussubstances2019–2020WorldHealthOrganization. (‎2019)‎. Guidanceonregulationsforthetransportofinfectioussubstances2019–2020:applicable...DownloadReadMore27December2019Communicationforbeha