Hendra virus (HeV) is an enveloped, single-stranded negative sense RNA virus that is a prototype member of the genus Henipavirus in the family Paramyxoviridae. HeV is a zoonotic virus that emerged in 1994 in the Brisbane suburb of Hendra, Queensland, Australia. HeV causes severe respiratory and neurological disease. The known natural reservoir hosts of HeV are several species of pteropid fruit bats.
Category
Viral infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Certain zoonotic viral diseases
1D63 Henipavirus encephalitis
H01538 Hendra virus infection
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
Infections caused by -ssRNA viruses
H01538 Hendra virus infection
