Nipah virus: epidemiology, pathology, immunobiology and advances in diagnosis, vaccine designing and control strategies – a comprehensive review

Kumar Singh, Raj; Dhama, Kuldeep; Chakraborty, Sandip; Tiwari, Ruchi; Natesan, Senthilkumar; Khandia, Rekha; Munjal, Ashok; Vora, Kranti; K. Latheef, Shyma; Karthik, Kumaragurubaran; Singh Malik, Yashpal; Singh, Rajendra; Chaicumpa, Wanpen; T. Mourya, Devendra

doi:10.1080/01652176.2019.1580827

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Nipah virus: epidemiology, pathology, immunobiology and advances in diagnosis, vaccine designing and control strategies – a comprehensive review

Published in Veterinary Quarterly • Jan 1, 2019

Authors:

Raj Kumar Singh

Kuldeep Dhama

Sandip Chakraborty

Abstract

Nipah (Nee-pa) viral disease is a zoonotic infection caused by Nipah virus (NiV), a paramyxovirus belonging to the genus Henipavirus of the family Paramyxoviridae. It is a biosafety level-4 pathogen, which is transmitted by specific types of fruit bats, mainly Pteropus spp. which are natural reservo...

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Virology

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Transmission (telecommunications)

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