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Hendra virus
If you suspect Hendra virus, please contact Biosecurity Queensland immediately on 13 25 23 or contact the Emergency Disease Watch Hotline on 1800 675 888.
Overview
Independent Hendra virus review
An independent reviewer of the Primary Industries and Fisheries responses to the Hendra cases in Redlands and Proserpine described the responses as 'effective' and 'successful' in that the disease was contained.
Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries has committed to consider all 20 recommendations put forward in the Perkins report on the response to Hendra virus in Proserpine and Redlands. Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries will report back to Government on the implementation of the recommendations by mid-2009.
Get a copy of the report
- Download: 'Independent review of Hendra virus cases' (PDF, 480 kB)
- Hard copy: please contact us.
For veterinarians
- Updates from the Chief Veterinary Officer:
2009, April 3 | 2008, August 19 | 2008, August 8 | 2008, July 28 - Guidelines for veterinarians handling potential Hendra virus infection in horses
Version 3, April 2009 - Submitting samples for analysis
- Safe use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
For communities
- Hendra virus: important information for horse owners (PDF, 262 kB)
Download your copy today. - Fact sheet: important community information (PDF, 71 kB)
(including advice to horse owners) - Fact sheet: Hendra virus infection
(from Queensland Health)
Research
- Initial experimental characterisation of HeV (Redland Bay 2008) infection in horses (PDF, 222 kB)
Report authored by Deborah Middleton, CSIRO AAHL - Research into Hendra virus: the story so far
Research participants, progress, challenges and current work. - Hendra virus: the initial research
This information sheet reports on the emergence of Hendra virus in horses and on research into reservoir hosts and transmission studies in fruit bats, horses and cats. - Scientific papers
Link to the PubMed website (published research papers). Search for "Hendra virus".

