Spatiotemporal Aspects of Hendra Virus...

Hendra virus causes a lethal disease in horses in the eastern Australian states of Queensland (QLD) and New South Wales (NSW). Infection and excretion dynamics in pteropid bats (flying-foxes), the recognised natural reservoir, are incompletely understood. We sought to identify key spatial and temporal factors associated with excretion in flying-foxes over a 2300 km latitudinal gradient from northern QLD to southern NSW which encompassed all known equine case locations. The aim was to strengthen knowledge of Hendra virus ecology in flying-foxes to improve spillover risk prediction and exposure risk mitigation strategies.

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https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0011/1439516/henrda-virus-transmission-data-east-australia.csv