Nipah virus infection in bats (order Chiroptera) in peninsular Malaysia.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Yob, J. M. ; Field, H. ; Rashdi, A. M. ; Morrissy, C. ; van der Heide, B. ; Rota, P. ; bin Adzhar, A. ; White, J. ; Daniels, P. ; Jamaluddin, A. ; Ksiazek, T.
• Description:
  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 collected 324 bats from 14 species on peninsular Malaysia. Neutralizing antibodies to Nipah virus were demonstrated in five species, suggesting widespread infection in bat populations in peninsular Malaysia.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Viral Chiroptera Paramyxoviridae Infections Paramyxovirinae Seroepidemiologic Studies
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 7(3):439-441.
• Pubmed ID:
  11384522
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2631791
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Malaysia
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c059a36aeac08de9c1df2743426ca2ba6e3094078cc90e5f4c335f2ac90b3c87
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15120/cdc_15120_DS1.pdf
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