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: Abd Rahman, Sohayati, Syed Hassan, Sharifah, J. Olival, Kevin, Mohamed, Maizan, Chang, Li Yen, Hassan, Latiffah, Md Saad, Norsharina, A. Shohaimi, Syamsiah, C. Mamat, Zaini, Naim, M. S., Epstein, Jonathan Harris, Arshad, Siti Suri, Field, Hume Ernest, Daszak, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13548/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13548/1/Characterization%20of%20Nipah%20virus%20from%20naturally%20infected%20Pteropus%20vampyrus%20bats.pdf

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