Genome sequence conservation of Hendra virus isolates during spillover to horses, Australia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Nov;16(11):1767-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1611.100501.

Abstract

Bat-to-horse transmission of Hendra virus has occurred at least 14 times. Although clinical signs in horses have differed, genome sequencing has demonstrated little variation among the isolates. Our sequencing of 5 isolates from recent Hendra virus outbreaks in horses found no correlation between sequences and time or geographic location of outbreaks.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Chiroptera*
  • Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Hendra Virus / genetics*
  • Henipavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Henipavirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Henipavirus Infections / virology
  • Horse Diseases / epidemiology
  • Horse Diseases / virology*
  • Horses
  • Phylogeny