Hendra virus (HeV) is a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Henipavirus. HeV was first isolated in 1994 from specimens obtained during an outbreak ...SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkHendraVirusDisease(HeV)SectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateHendraVirusDisease(HeV)MinusRelatedPagesHendravirus(HeV)isamemberofthefamily Paramyxoviridae,genusHenipavirus. HeVwasfirstisolatedin1994fromspecimensobtainedduringanoutbreakofrespiratoryandneurologicdiseaseinhorsesandhumansinHendra,asuburbofBrisbane,Australia.ItisrelatedtoNipahvirus,anotherspeciesinthegenusHenipavirus.ThenaturalreservoirforHendravirushassincebeenidentifiedastheflyingfox(batsofthegenusPteropus).Since1994andasof2013,Hendravirusinfectionsinhumansremainrare;onlysevencaseshavebeenreported.TransmissionPeoplecanbecomeinfectedthroughcontactwithaninfectedhorse...SignsandSymptomsSymptomsmayappear9-16daysafterexposuretoHendravirus...RiskofExposureDiagnosisVariouslaboratorytestsareusedtodiagnoseHendravirus...TreatmentRibavirinhasbeenshowntobeeffectiveagainstHendravirusinvitro...PreventionHendravirusinfectioncanbepreventedbyavoidinghorsesthatareillormaybeinfectedwithHeV...OutbreakDistributionMapResourcesFactsheet:HendraVirusDisease(HeV)pdficon[PDF–2pages]ViralHemorrhagicFever(VHF)InformationforSpecificGroupsReferencesMorePagelastreviewed:February11,2021Contentsource:CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,NationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID),DivisionofHigh-ConsequencePathogensandPathology(DHCPP),ViralSpecialPathogensBranch(VSPB)homeHendraVirusDisease(HeV)TransmissionSigns&SymptomsRiskofExposureDiagnosisTreatmentPreventionOutbreakDistributionMapResourcesFacebookTwitterLinkedInSASstatsExitNotification/DisclaimerPolicyCloseLinkswiththisiconindicatethatyouareleavingtheCDCwebsite.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)cannotattesttotheaccuracyofanon-federalwebsite.Linkingtoanon-federalwebsitedoesnotconstituteanendorsementbyCDCoranyofit