Scientists developing vaccine for new 'pandemic potential' bat-borne virus

Scientists developing vaccine for new 'pandemic potential' bat-borne virus

Researchers may have found a potential treatment for the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses. Photo: Sally Dixon. Australian experts have discovered a potential strategy to neutralise newly discovered viruses with “pandemic potential” found in bats in China, thanks to an alpaca named Pedro. Researchers from The University of Queensland have identified the first nanobody to work against Nipah and Hendra viruses, henipaviruses that had scientists rais…