Megabats | 60 Minutes Australia and Hendra

Megabats 60 Minutes Australia and Hendra

" 60 Minutes Australia July 13 2017
Horse owners have been urged to remain vigilant following the confirmation of Hendra virus in an unvaccinated horse in Northern NSW this week.

In 2010 #60Mins investigated the lethal Hendra virus - carried in Australia by the flying fox, passed on to horses and then humans. The unforgiving virus has no treatment and no cure. Full story: bit.ly/2t4YFQ5 "

60mins Australia using old 2010 video and including Megabats in a recent Hendra issue.
They purposely used Bats in this story for no reason but to spread fear and try to gain viewers.
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Then they linked to a video keeping up with the fear of Bats.
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Why didn't they use up to date info? Because it now has not been proven that Megabats spread Hendra to horses or any other animal.

Have your say on their websites/posts and educate them to stop including Bats.

Note that they did not write about the actually story, "Hendra virus in an unvaccinated horse in Northern NSW this week".

The virus hunters (2010)

It's that time of year again. The flu season used to mean household variety snuffles and sore throats. But nowadays, catch the wrong strain and you could end up in hospital or worse. Last year it was swine flu, we picked that one up from pigs. And, as Liam Bartlett discovered, that's just the start of it. Bats, birds, horses, monkeys, they all carry bugs that could kill millions. Ground zero is Africa where our frontline scientists, the virus hunters, are scouring the jungles tracking down the next big killer.