A new Hendra virus genotype found in Australian flying foxes.
Jianning WangDanielle E AndersonKim HalpinXiao HongHonglei ChenSom WalkerStacey ValdeterBrenda van der HeideMatthew J NeaveJohn BinghamDwane O'BrienDebbie EaglesLin-Fa WangDavid T WilliamsPublished in: Virology journal (2021)
A novel HeV genotype (HeV-g2) has been identified in two flying fox species submitted from three states in Australia, indicating that the level of genetic diversity for HeV is broader than first recognised. Given its high genetic relatedness to HeV, HeV-g2 is a zoonotic pathogen.
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