Characterization of Nipah virus from naturally infected Pteropus vampyrus bats, Malaysia |
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| Authors: | Rahman Sohayati A,Hassan Sharifah S,Olival Kevin J,Mohamed Maizan,Chang Li-Yen,Hassan Latiffah,Saad Norsharina M,Shohaimi Syamsiah A,Mamat Zaini C,Naim M S,Epstein Jonathan H,Suri Arshad S,Field Hume E,Daszak Peter Henipavirus Ecology Research Group |
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| Affiliation: | Veterinary Research Institute, Ipoh, Malaysia. sohayati_abdrahman@yahoo.com.my |
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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 species. |
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| Keywords: | Nipah virus viruses isolation characterization Pteropus vampyrus fruit bat dispatch |
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