News tagged with infected horses

Killer horse virus spreads in Australia

Australian officials were on Saturday working to isolate potential victims after uncovering two more cases of the deadly horse-borne Hendra virus, which has erupted in a second state.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scavenger cells accomplices to viruses

Mucosal epithelia do not have any receptors on the outer membrane for the absorption of viruses like hepatitis C, herpes, the adenovirus or polio, and are thus well-protected against pathogenic germs. However, certain viruses, ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Minimising the spread of deadly Hendra virus

(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO Livestock Industries' scientists working at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL), in Geelong Victoria, have made a major breakthrough in better understanding how Hendra spreads ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0