Transmission

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Transmission of Hendra virus to humans can occur after exposure to body fluids and tissues or excretions of horses infected with Hendra virus.

Horses may be infected after exposure to virus in the urine of infected flying foxes.

To date, no human-to-human transmission has been documented.

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Page last reviewed: March 17, 2014
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP), Viral Special Pathogens Branch (VSPB)