Nipah virus infection and glycoprotein targeting in endothelial cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The highly pathogenic Nipah virus (NiV) causes fatal respiratory and brain infections in animals and humans. The major hallmark of the infection is a systemic endothelial infection, predominantly in the CNS. Infection of brain endoth...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maisner Andrea, Erbar Stephanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/7/1/305