What Is the Hendra Virus?

Hendra Virus (HendraVirus, HeV), formerly known as Equine Morbillivirus, was renamed Hendra virus. Hendra virus is a new zoonotic viral disease virus. It was first discovered in 1994-1995 in Hendra, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It can cause severe respiratory diseases. The disease is typically characterized by severe dyspnea and high mortality, and is also manifested by contact infections in humans.

Hendra virus

Hendra virus belongs to

Hendra virus range

This standard specifies the conditions for a Hendra disease-free (HVD) zone.

This standard applies to the establishment and evaluation of Hendra-free areas.

Hendra virus normative references

The clauses in the following documents have become the clauses of this standard after being referenced. For dated reference documents, subsequent amendments (excluding the content of errata) or revised versions are not applicable to this standard. However, all parties who have reached an agreement in accordance with this standard are encouraged to study whether the latest versions of these documents can be used. For undated references, the latest version applies to this standard.

"General Principles of Disease-Free Area Standards" (No Regulations on Technical Regulations for the Management of Animal Disease-Affected Areas [2007] 3 Articles)

"Animal and Animal Product Circulation Control Specifications" (No Regulations for Technical Regulations on the Management of Animal Epidemic Areas, Agricultural and Medical Development [2007] 3 Articles)

Hendra virus abbreviations and definitions

HVD Hendra Virus Disease

HeV Hendra Virus

Hendra virus latency

The incubation period of HVD is 16d.

HVD Hendra virus- free HVD zone

5.1 The basic conditions for establishing an HVD-free zone are in compliance with the requirements of the General Principles of Standards for Free Areas;

5.2 No clinical cases of HVD have been detected in the past 12 months;

5.3 In the past 12 months, monitoring of wild animals such as equine, pigs and fruit bats, no HeV infection was found;

5.4 Take effective animal health measures to prevent fruit bats from coming into contact with equine animals, pigs, etc .;

5.5 The introduction of animals meets the requirements of the "Control Rules for the Circulation of Animals and Animal Products" and meets the following conditions:

5.5.1 On the day of shipment, there are no clinical symptoms of HVD;

5.5.2 16 days before shipment, they have been kept in a farm that has officially reported no HVD, and no HVD cases have been reported during the feeding period.

HVD Recovery of Hendra virus HVD - free zone

After the occurrence of HVD, a culling policy was implemented. After the last case was culled, no outbreak occurred in 6 months. After surveillance, susceptible animals were free of pathogenic infections, and applications for restoration of HVD-free areas could be made.