Prioritizing surveillance of Nipah virus in India.

The 2018 outbreak of Nipah virus in Kerala, India, highlights the need for global surveillance of henipaviruses in bats, which are the reservoir hosts for this and other viruses. Nipah virus, an emerging paramyxovirus in the genus Henipavirus, causes severe disease and stuttering chains of transmiss...

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Main Authors: Raina K Plowright, Daniel J Becker, Daniel E Crowley, Alex D Washburne, Tao Huang, P O Nameer, Emily S Gurley, Barbara A Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007393