HENDRA VIRUS mainly infects large flying foxes.
A Gold Coast vet has pleaded guilty to putting himself or others at risk of exposure to the deadly Hendra virus.
It’s alleged Dr Matthew George Morahan failed to meet Workplace Health and Safety protection guidelines, during an inspection of a horse believed to have the virus.
Dr Morahan is one of three vets to be charged with breaching new safety guildlines, and will be sentenced at Southport Magistrates Court today.
The virus usually affects large fruit bats which can be passed onto horses.
While the likelihood of contracting Hendra is low, infected humans can develop inflammation of the brain, high fever and convulsions.
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