Hendra Virus Infection in Dog, Australia, 2013

Abstract

Hendra virus occasionally causes severe disease in horses and humans. In Australia in 2013, infection was detected in a dog that had been in contact with an infected horse. Abnormalities and viral RNA were found in the dog’s kidney, brain, lymph nodes, spleen, and liver. Dogs should be kept away from infected horses.

Keywords

• Hendra virus
• dog
• natural infection
• pathology
• virology
• viruses