Nipah virus, a paramyxovirus that emerges from wildlife hosts and represent a threat to human health

The Nipah virus (NiV) belongs to the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Henipavirus and has recently been recognized as causing serious diseases with high mortality rates in humans. In 1999, NiV was identified in Malaysia during an outbreak of encephalitis and respiratory diseases in pigs and in people...

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Main Authors: Salim Mattar, Marco González-Tous, Luis Salgado Arroyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Cordoba 2018-12-01
Series:Revista MVZ Cordoba
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Online Access:http://revistas.unicordoba.edu.co/index.php/revistamvz/article/view/1516