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Vinod Balasubramaniam, Associate Professor (Molecular Virology), Monash University

Hendra virus has killed a horse in Queensland. Should we be worried?

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The death of an unvaccinated horse from Hendra virus this week in southeast Queensland is the state’s first reported case in three years.

Before that, Australia’s last case was in July 2023, when another unvaccinated horse died in New South Wales.

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