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

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

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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Main Authors: Raj Kumar Singh, Kuldeep Dhama, Sandip Chakraborty, Ruchi Tiwari, Senthilkumar Natesan, Rekha Khandia, Ashok Munjal, Kranti Suresh Vora, Shyma K. Latheef, Kumaragurubaran Karthik, Yashpal Singh Malik, Rajendra Singh, Wanpen Chaicumpa, Devendra T. Mourya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Veterinary Quarterly
Subjects:
nipah virus (niv)
bats
diagnosis
encephalitis
epidemiology
pathology
prevention
control
vaccines
therapeutics
zoonosis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2019.1580827

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