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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Language: | English |
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Universidad de Cordoba
2018-12-01
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Series: | Revista MVZ Cordoba |
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Online Access: | http://revistas.unicordoba.edu.co/index.php/revistamvz/article/view/1516 |