Genomic Characterization of Nipah Virus, West Bengal, India

Genomic Characterization of Nipah Virus, West Bengal, India

An intrafamilial outbreak in West Bengal, India, involving 5 deaths and person-to-person transmission was attributed to Nipah virus. Full-genome sequence of Nipah virus (18,252 nt) amplified from lung tissue showed 99.2% nt and 99.8% aa identity with the Bangladesh-2004 isolate, suggesting a common...

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Main Authors: Vidya A. Arankalle, Bhaswati T. Bandyopadhyay, Ashwini Y. Ramdasi, Ramesh Jadi, Dilip R. Patil, Mehebubar Rahman, Monalisa Majumdar, Parthasarthi S. Banerjee, Amiyakumar K. Hati, Ramaprasad P. Goswami, Dhruba Kumar Neogi, Akhilesh C. Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Nipah virus
viruses
full genome sequence
India
intrafamilial spread
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/5/10-0968_article

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