Routes of Hendra Virus Excretion in Naturally-Infected Flying-Foxes: Implications for Viral Transmission and Spillover Risk

Daniel Edson; Hume Field; Lee McMichael; Miranda Vidgen; Lauren Goldspink; Alice Broos; Deb Melville; Joanna Kristoffersen; Carol de Jong; Amanda McLaughlin; Rodney Davis; Nina Kung; David Jordan; Peter Kirkland; Craig Smith

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140670

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Routes of Hendra Virus Excretion in Naturally-Infected Flying-Foxes: Implications for Viral Transmission and Spillover Risk

Daniel Edson ,

* E-mail: Daniel.Edson@agriculture.gov.au

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
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Hume Field,

Affiliations Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia, EcoHealth Alliance, New York, New York, United States of America
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Lee McMichael,

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
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Miranda Vidgen,

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
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Lauren Goldspink,

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
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Alice Broos,

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
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Deb Melville,

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
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Joanna Kristoffersen,

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
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Carol de Jong,

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
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Amanda McLaughlin,

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
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Rodney Davis,

Affiliation Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Menangle, NSW, Australia
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Nina Kung,

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
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David Jordan,

Affiliation Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar, NSW, Australia
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Peter Kirkland,

Affiliation Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Menangle, NSW, Australia
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Craig Smith

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
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Routes of Hendra Virus Excretion in Naturally-Infected Flying-Foxes: Implications for Viral Transmission and Spillover Risk

Daniel Edson,
Hume Field,
Lee McMichael,
Miranda Vidgen,
Lauren Goldspink,
Alice Broos,
Deb Melville,
Joanna Kristoffersen,
Carol de Jong,
Amanda McLaughlin

Published: October 15, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140670

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