Nipah Virus Infection in Bats (Order Chiroptera) in Peninsular Malaysia

Mohd Yob, Johara; Field, Hume; Mohd Rashdi, Azmin; Morrissy, C.; van der Heide, Brenda; A. Rota, Paul; Adzhar, A.; R. White, John; T. Daniels, Peter; Jamaluddin, Aziz; G. Ksiazek, Thomas

doi:10.3201/eid0703.017312

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Nipah Virus Infection in Bats (Order Chiroptera) in Peninsular Malaysia

Published in Emerging infectious diseases • Jun 1, 2001

Authors:

Johara Mohd Yob

Hume Field

Azmin Mohd Rashdi

Abstract

Nipah virus, family Paramyxoviridae, caused disease in pigs and humans in peninsular Malaysia in 1998-99. Because Nipah virus appears closely related to Hendra virus, wildlife surveillance focused primarily on pteropid bats (suborder Megachiroptera), a natural host of Hendra virus in Australia. We c...

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Hendra Virus

Biology

Virology

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