Hendra virus

Hendra virus
Colored transmission electron micrograph of a Hendra virus virion (ca. 300 nm length)
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Kingdom:	Orthornavirae
Phylum:	Negarnaviricota
Class:	Monjiviricetes
Order:	Mononegavirales
Family:	Paramyxoviridae
Genus:	Henipavirus
Species:	Henipavirus hendraense
Synonyms
Hendra henipavirus

Hendra virus (Henipavirus hendraense) is a zoonotic virus found solely in Australia. First isolated in 1994, the virus has since been connected to numerous outbreaks of disease in domestic horses and seven human cases. Hendra virus belongs to the genus Henipavirus, which also contains the zoonotic Nipah virus. The reservoir species of Hendra virus are four species of bat within the genus Pteropus native to Australia.