Possible high risk of transmission of the Nipah virus in South and South East Asia: a review

Abstract Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic, single-stranded RNA virus from the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Henipavirus. NiV is a biosafety-level-4 pathogen that is mostly spread by Pteropus species, which serve as its natural reservoir host. NiV is one of the major public health challenges in South...

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Main Authors: Jagadish Joshi, Yogendra Shah, Kishor Pandey, Ram Prashad Ojha, Chet Raj Joshi, Lok Raj Bhatt, Shyam Prakash Dumre, Pushpa Raj Acharya, Hem Raj Joshi, Shikha Rimal, Ramesh Shahi, Deepak Pokharel, Kamal Singh Khadka, Bimal Dahal, Saroj Nepal, Ram Singh Dhami, Krishna Prasad Pant, Rajdip Basnet, Basu Dev Pandey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-023-00535-7