Hendra virus has been taking its toll on the lives of horses of New Zealand and Australia. It was reported that the virus is spread from fruit bats, also known as flying foxes. For the first time, researchers have found a reason behind as to why horses come in contact with the virus.

Since its outbreak, there have been about seventeen reported cases of hendra virus in Queensland and NSW. The scientists are of the view that the horse greedy nature for fruits put them in risk of coming in contact with the virus.

Investigation has been carried out to procure the reason behind the outbreak of the virus. This year, it is for the very first time when a dog has come in contact with the virus. During the recent outbreak, it was found that only one horse came in contact with the virus among the other multiple horses staying in the same property.

This has led the scientists to conclude that only a greedy horse is prone to get affected by the virus. The other possibility of the horse getting infected could be misfortune. The scientists are of the opinion that hungry horses are also prone to get infected.