What is the treatment for Hendra?
What is the treatment for Hendra?
There is no specific treatment for Hendra virus infection and cases are treated supportively in hospital or in intensive care. Antiviral medications have not been found to be effective in treating Hendra virus infection.
How do you treat Hendra virus in horses?
There is no specific antiviral treatment for Hendra virus infection. Commonly, infected horses with acute onset of severe clinical signs are euthanized to prevent suffering.
How is Hendra virus controlled?
Hendra virus infection can be prevented by avoiding horses that are ill or may be infected with HeV and using appropriate personal protective equipment when contact is necessary, as in veterinary procedures.
Can Hendra be cured?
Treatment. Currently there is no cure or specific treatment for infection with Hendra virus. Treatment aims to ease symptoms and reduce the risk of complications while the person or animal recovers.
Can humans get Hendra from bats?
The natural reservoir for Hendra virus has since been identified as the flying fox (bats of the genus Pteropus). Since 1994 and as of 2013, Hendra virus infections in humans remain rare; only seven cases have been reported. People can become infected through contact with an infected horse…
Is there a vaccine for the Hendra virus?
In August 2015 the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) announced it has now fully registered the Hendra virus vaccine , Equivac® HeV, following a detailed assessment process, with the vaccine meeting every assessment criteria for registration.
Can horses be vaccinated against Hendra virus?
A Hendra virus vaccine is available for horses. Vaccination is the single most effective way of reducing the risk of Hendra virus infection in horses.
How often do horses need Hendra vaccine?
The Hendra vaccine can be given to horses as young as 4 months of age and requires two doses, three to six weeks apart, followed by a booster every six months.
Is bat urine toxic to humans?
Bat urine. The main concern with bat urine does not relate to human health but the fact it contains high concentrations of uric acid which can corrode metal. Bat urine also causes etching of polished surfaces and staining of light-coloured fabric and porous stone such as marble and alabaster.
Did Pfizer make the Hendra vaccine?
The vaccine was the result of scientific and collaborative efforts between the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Maryland USA, the Henry M Jackson for the Advancement of Military Medicine in Maryland USA, Pfizer Animal Health (now Zoetis), and CSIRO’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory.