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Molecular characterization of Nipah virus from Pteropus hypomelanus in Southern Thailand.
Virology journal - 25 Mar 2016
Wacharapluesadee Supaporn, Samseeneam Panumas, Phermpool Mana, Kaewpom Thongchai, Rodpan Apaporn, Maneeorn Pattarapol, Srongmongkol Phimchanok, Kanchanasaka Budsabong, Hemachudha Thiravat
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nipah virus (NiV) first emerged in Malaysia in 1998, with two bat species (Pteropus hypomelanus and P. vampyrus) as the putative natural reservoirs. In 2002, NiV IgG antibodies were detected in these species from Thailand, but viral RNA could not be detected for strain characterization. Two strains of NiV (Malaysia and Bangladesh) have been found in P. lylei in central Thailand, although Bangladesh...
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