Natural Hendra Virus Infections in Captive Australian Black Flying Foxes, Queensland, Australia

Victoria Boyd; Anjana Karawita; Jianning Wang; Shawn Todd; Sarah Riddell; Rachel Layton; Grace Taylor; Michael L. Kelly; Teegan Allen; Sarah Caruso; Christopher C. Broder; Richard J. Ploeg; Gough G. Au; Gary Crameri; Anthony W. Purcell; Michelle L. Baker

doi:10.3201/eid3203.251350

Natural Hendra Virus Infections in Captive Australian Black Flying Foxes, Queensland, Australia

Victoria Boyd
, Anjana Karawita
, Jianning Wang
, Shawn Todd
, Sarah Riddell
, Rachel Layton
, Grace Taylor
, Michael L. Kelly
, Teegan Allen
, Sarah Caruso
, Christopher C. Broder
, Richard J. Ploeg
, Gough G. Au
, Gary Crameri
, Anthony W. Purcell
, Michelle L. Baker^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Microbiology and Immunology

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We provide evidence for natural Hendra virus infections and associated serology in a cohort of Australian black flying foxes (Pteropus alecto) transferred from Queensland to the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness in Victoria, Australia. This study supports the likelihood that flying foxes undergo cycles of infection and reinfection and possibly recrudescence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	433-437
Number of pages	5
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3203.251350
State	Published - Mar 2026

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Boyd, V., Karawita, A., Wang, J., Todd, S., Riddell, S., Layton, R., Taylor, G., Kelly, M. L., Allen, T., Caruso, S., Broder, C. C., Ploeg, R. J., Au, G. G., Crameri, G., Purcell, A. W., & Baker, M. L. (2026). Natural Hendra Virus Infections in Captive Australian Black Flying Foxes, Queensland, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 32(3), 433-437. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3203.251350

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