Hendra virus
/ˈhɛndrə ˈvʌɪrəs
/noun [mass noun]
A virus carried by fruit bats which is potentially fatal to animals and humans: the Hendra virus killed an Australian a decade ago...
- A greater proportion of Queensland respondents felt the information was useful to them in reducing Hendra virus infection.
- A worrying number of Australian horse owners who responded to an online survey indicated little or no knowledge of the deadly Hendra virus.
- An antibody manufactured at The University of Queensland will be used in world-first human Hendra virus clinical trials starting this month.
Origin
1990s: from the name of a suburb of Brisbane, the location of the first known outbreak of the virus.