Characterization of Nipah virus from naturally infected Pteropus vampyrus bats, Malaysia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Dec;16(12):1990-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1612.091790.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Animals
  • Chiroptera / virology*
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / virology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Disease Reservoirs / virology*
  • Henipavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Henipavirus Infections / virology
  • Humans
  • Malaysia / epidemiology
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nipah Virus / classification*
  • Nipah Virus / genetics
  • Nipah Virus / isolation & purification
  • Phylogeny
  • Prospective Studies
  • Sequence Analysis, Protein
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Swine / virology

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FN869553