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Equine Veterinarian Dies of Hendra Virus

by: Erin Ryder, TheHorse.com News Editor
August 21 2008, Article # 12554
One of the two equine hospital staff workers hospitalized with Hendra virus in Australia has died. Veterinarian Ben Cunneen, BVSc, died Wednesday. He had contracted Hendra virus from a horse hospitalized at the Redlands Veterinary Clinic on the outskirts of the city of Brisbane in the state of Queensland. A nurse and another veterinarian have also been hospitalized. The nurse and Cunneen were confirmed positive for the virus in mid-July. Both staff ...



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