Characterization of Nipah Virus from Naturally Infected Pteropus vampyrus Bats, Malaysia

Characterization of Nipah Virus from Naturally Infected Pteropus vampyrus Bats, Malaysia

We isolated and characterized Nipah virus (NiV) from Pteropus vampyrus bats, the putative reservoir for the 1998 outbreak in Malaysia, and provide evidence of viral recrudescence. This isolate is monophyletic with previous NiVs in combined analysis, and the nucleocapsid gene phylogeny suggests that...

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Main Authors: Sohayati A. Rahman, Sharifah S. Hassan, Kevin J. Olival, Maizan Mohamed, Li-Yen Chang, Latiffah Hassan, Norsharina M. Saad, Syamsiah A. Shohaimi, Zaini C. Mamat, M.S. Naim, Jonathan H. Epstein, Arshad S. Suri, Hume E. Field, Peter Daszak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Nipah virus
viruses
isolation
characterization
Pteropus vampyrus
fruit bat
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/12/09-1790_article

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