"Hendra Virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of HENIPAVIRUS first identified in Australia in 1994 in HORSES and transmitted to humans. The natural host appears to be fruit bats (PTEROPUS).
| Descriptor ID |
D045404
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.455.600.650.400.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Hendra Virus- Hendra Virus
- Hendra Viruses
- Virus, Hendra
- Viruses, Hendra
- Equine Morbillivirus
- Equine Morbilliviruses
- Morbillivirus, Equine
- Morbilliviruses, Equine
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