AI Article Synopsis
- Researchers isolated and studied the Nipah virus from Pteropus vampyrus bats, which are believed to be the source of the 1998 Malaysian outbreak.
- The study offers proof that the virus can re-emerge after being inactive.
- The isolate is closely related to previous Nipah virus strains based on combined genetic analyses and the nucleocapsid gene.
Article Abstract
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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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294568 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1612.091790 | DOI Listing |
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