Henipavirus Infections: Lessons from Animal Models

The Henipavirus genus contains two highly lethal viruses, the Hendra and Nipah viruses and one, recently discovered, apparently nonpathogenic member; Cedar virus. These three, negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses, are hosted by fruit bats and use EphrinB2 receptors for entry into cells. The He...

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Main Authors: Kévin P. Dhondt, Branka Horvat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-04-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/2/2/264