Forum : Diseases and disease agents          Submit New Topic Topic:Hendra virus and Nipah virus Name:R Woods Date:22/03/2006 12:53:01 PM Email:rwoods@zoo.nsw.gov.au Phone: Name Date Of Event Posted Details T Grillo 13/08/2010 07/09/2010 Coalition releases Hendra virus plan 13/08/2010 NineMSN http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.asp x?id=7944554 “The coalition has pledged to provide veterinarians with equipment to protect them from the deadly Hendra virus. The Hendra virus has claimed the lives of four people, including two vets, since it was discovered in 1994. There have been 14 known outbreaks, in Queensland and northern NSW. The virus is transmitted from bats to horses and from horses to humans. Opposition agriculture spokesman John Cobb said a coalition government would make available a Hendra virus personal protective package for large animal veterinarians and their field staff. Tiggy Grillo 01/06/2010 07/06/2010 New research sheds light on Hendra virus 26/05/2010 Queensland Country Life http://qcl.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/general/new-research-sheds-light-on-hendra-virus/1838096.aspx “BIOSECURITY Queensland scientists will use special cameras to film horses, bats and other wildlife at night to better understand how Hendra virus is passed to horses. Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries, Rural and Regional Queensland Tim Mulherin said this was just one aspect of Biosecurity Queensland's cutting edge research into the virus, its hosts and its behaviour. "Biosecurity Queensland is recognised as a world leader in the research and understanding of Hendra and related viruses and their behaviour in the flying fox host," Mr Mulherin said. "The Government has spent $2.8 million on Hendra related research, and has committed a further $1 million to enhance Hendra research into the future." Biosecurity Queensland emerging diseases research group leader Dr Hume Field said Tiggy Grillo 01/06/2010 07/06/2010 Horse dies from Hendra virus at Tewantin as seven people at risk to be tested 20/5/2010 The Courier http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/horse-dies-from-hendra-virus/story-e6freoof-1225869293894 “Up to seven Queenslanders are waiting to find out if they have the potentially fatal Hendra virus. The dreaded bat-to-horse-to-human disease has returned to haunt southeast Queensland's equine industry after tests on Thursday confirmed a horse put down on Monday at Tewantin, west of Noosa, had the virus………….” Biosecurity Queensland chief biosecurity officer Ron Glanville said the veterinarian who treated the horse had been wearing full protective clothing, including a mask and gloves.” Follow link to read full story. Tiggy Grillo 01/06/2010 07/06/2010 1. The Virus Hunters [60 Minutes] 7/5/2010 60 Minutes: If you missed this – you can watch online to find out more about Australian researchers working in Africa looking for emerging dieseses in addition to research being carried out in Queensland on Hendra. You also get a look inside the Australian Animal Health Laboratories (AAHL). AAHL includes a high-biocontainment facility, to safely fulfil its major role of diagnosing emergency animal disease outbreaks. http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1049536 T Grillo 01/03/2010 CSIRO: Combating the deadly Hendra virus.22/02/2010 CSIRO Opinion: http://www.csiro.au/science/Deborah-Middleton-opinion.html “Hendra virus has been the cause of much discussion amongst our veterinarians and the Australian Government, in particular there has been a focus on finding answers on how to prevent further outbreaks of the virus and human deaths from occurring.Our scientists at CSIRO Livestock Industries' Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong, Victoria, have been actively researching Hendra virus since they first isolated and identified it in 1994. …………………………………….. T Grillo 25/01/2010 Hendra-prevention action urged 18/01/2009 The AGE reports: http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/hendraprevention-action-urged-20100118-mfco.html “Vets, horse owners and wildlife handlers have been told they must take a lead role in preventing further outbreaks of the deadly Hendra virus.” See link for full story. T Grillo 24/11/2009 Breakthrough in fight against Hendra virus 30/10/9 Follow link: http://www.physorg.com/news176106540.html. “There has been a breakthrough in the fight against the deadly Hendra virus following the development of a treatment which shows great potential to save the lives of people who become infected with the virus. A scientific team from CSIRO and the US has demonstrated that administering human monoclonal antibodies after exposure to Nipah virus, which is closely related to Hendra virus, protected animals from challenge in a disease model. According to CSIRO's Dr Deborah Middleton, who led the experiments at Australia's maximum biosecurity facility, CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong, said the findings are extremely encouraging. “Our research clearly suggests that an effective treatment for Hendra virus infections in humans should be possible, given the very strong cross-reactive activity this antibody has against Hendra virus," she said. Publication posted T Grillo 24/11/2009 Expert: bats not the bad guys 09/11/2009 Follow link: http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20090911-20191-2.html “Fruit bats aren't completely responsible for the recent appearance of the Hendra virus - our effect on the environment may also be to blame. Hendra has given bats a bad name. Understandable given Hendra virus has killed people and horses, and scientists have discovered that Hendra virus is carried by bats. But it’s not all the bats’ fault…….” T Grillo 11/11/2009 A neutralizing Human Monoclonal Antibody Protects against Lethal Disease in a New Ferret Model of Acute Nipah Virus Infection Bossart, K.N. et al., (2009) A neutralizing Human Monoclonal Antibody Protects against Lethal Disease in a New Ferret Model of Acute Nipah Virus Infection. PLoS Pathog 5(10): doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000642. Abstract:” Nipah virus is a broadly tropic and highly pathogenic zoonotic paramyxovirus in the genus Henipavirus whose natural reservoirs are several species of Pteropus fruit bats. Nipah virus has repeatedly caused outbreaks over the past decade associated with a severe and often fatal disease in humans and animals. Here, a new ferret model of Nipah virus pathogenesis is described where both respiratory and neurological disease are present in infected animals. Severe disease occurs with viral doses as low as 500 TCID50 within 6 to 10 days following infection. The underlying pathology seen in the ferret closely resembles that seen in Nipah virus infected h T Grillo 11/11/2009 Progress audit of Biosecurity Queensland response activities at Cawarral in August 2009 Sept 2009 Audit was prepared by Nigel Perkins of AusVet. http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/documents/Biosecurity_ EmergencyResponse/HendraVirus-Cawarral-Perkins-Sep 2009.pdf 1 2 3 4 5 6          Submit New Topic

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