Large populations of unowned cats constitute an animal welfare, ecological, societal, and public health issue worldwide. Their relocation and homing are currently carried out in many parts of the world with the intention of relieving suffering and social problems, while contributing to ethical and humane population control in these cat […]
Abstracts: Hervey virus: study on co-circulation with Henipaviruses in Pteropid bats within their distribution range from Australia to Africa
In 2011, an unusually large number of independent Hendra virus outbreaks were recorded on horse properties in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Urine from bat colonies adjacent to the outbreak sites were sampled and screened for Hendra and other viruses. Several novel paramyxoviruses were also isolated at different locations. […]