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Volume 32, Number 3—March 2026

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Natural Hendra Virus Infections in Captive Australian Black Flying Foxes, Queensland, Australia

Victoria Boyd, Anjana Karawita, Jianning Wang, Shawn Todd, Sarah Riddell, Rachel Layton, Grace Taylor, Michael L. Kelly, Teegan Allen, Sarah Caruso, Christopher C. Broder, Richard J. Ploeg, Gough G. Au, Gary Crameri, Anthony W. Purcell, and Michelle L. BakerComments to Author 
Author affiliation: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Health and Biosecurity, Geelong, Victoria, Australia (V. Boyd, S. Todd, S. Caruso, M.L. Baker); Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong (A. Karawita, J. Wang, S. Riddell, R. Layton, G. Taylor, M.L. Kelly, T. Allen, R.J. Ploeg, G.G. Au); Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (C.C. Broder); Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia (A.W. Purcell)

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Table

Sex, age, and location of origin of 20 bats included in study examining Hendra virus infections in captive Australian black flying foxes, Queensland, Australia*

Flying fox ID Sex Age Location of origin Housing at ACDP
1 M Adult Beaudesert BSL3Z
2 M Subadult Beaudesert BSL3Z
3 F Adult Beaudesert BSL4
4 M Adult Beaudesert BSL4
5 M Adult Logan Reserve BSL4
6 M Adult Beaudesert BSL4
7 M Adult Beaudesert BSL4
8 F Subadult Beaudesert BSL4
9 F Adult Beaudesert BSL3Z
10 M Adult Beaudesert BSL3Z
11 F Adult Logan Reserve BSL4
12 M Subadult Beaudesert BSL4
13 F Subadult Beaudesert BSL4
14 M Adult Beaudesert BSL4
15 F Adult Logan Reserve BSL4
16 M Adult Beaudesert BSL4
R-1 M Adult Beaudesert BSL3Z
R-2 M Juvenile Beaudesert BSL3Z
R-3 F Adult Beaudesert BSL3Z
R-4 F Adult Beaudesert BSL3Z

*After arrival at ACDP, flying foxes were either housed in a group aviary at BSL3Z or in individual cages in a BSL4 room. ACDP, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness; BSL, Biosafety Level; ID, identification.

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