Nipah virus: Biology, disease, treatment, control, and prevention
Nipah virus (NiV), an RNA virus, belongs to genus Henipahvirus of family Paramyxoviridiae. First isolated and identified in Malaysia in 1999, NiV affects humans as well as animals such as pigs, cattle, cats, dogs, ponies etc. Fruit bats of genus Pteropus serve as reservoir host for NiV. Bangladesh h...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jmgims.co.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9903;year=2018;volume=23;issue=2;spage=65;epage=68;aulast=Narang |