Henipavirus

Hendravirus

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Nipahvirus

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Henipavirus is a genus of the family Paramyxoviridae, order Mononegavirales containing two members, Hendravirus (originally Equine morbillivirus, EBV) and Nipahvirus. The name is actually a combination of the two names. The Henipaviruses are characterised by their large size (18.2 kilobases; Wang et al., 2001), their natural occurrence in Pteropid fruit bats, and their recent emergence as zoonotic pathogens capable of causing illness and death in domestic animals and humans.

Related Topics:
Paramyxoviridae - Mononegavirales - Hendravirus - Morbillivirus - Nipahvirus - Pteropid - Fruit bat - Zoonotic - Domestic animal - Human

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