KabarLumajang.com – A collaborative research in Australia find new variant Hendra viruswhich was first discovered in 1994.
The study was conducted after the death of a horse that was suspected of being infected Hendra virus. Initially the horse was negative when tested for Hendra virus but positive when using the test for variance Hendra virus new.
The research found a new variant Hendra virus found in almost every sample out of a total of ten samples.
That means variant Hendra virus has infected many horses in the area. As reported KabarLumajang.com from various sources.
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The WHO Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that infected horses or humans Hendra virus usually show symptoms such as:
After incubation for 9-16 days, Hendra virus will attack the respiratory tract with flu-like symptoms. In some cases, symptoms will escalate to a brain infection or inflammation of the brain.
Despite the infection Hendra virus relatively rare but the mortality rate is very high, namely 57 percent. Death was reported in 4 of 7 cases of infection.
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