Article
Genetic diversity of Nipah virus in Bangladesh.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2021
Rahman M Z, Islam M M, Hossain M E, Rahman M M, Islam A, Siddika A, Hossain M S S, Sultana S, Islam A, Rahman M, Rahman M, Klena J D, Flora M S, Daszak P, Epstein J H, Luby S P, Gurley E S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nipah virus (NiV) infection, often fatal in humans, is primarily transmitted in Bangladesh through the consumption of date palm sap contaminated by Pteropus bats. Person-to-person transmission is also common and increases the concern of large outbreaks. This study aimed to characterize the molecular epidemiology, phylogenetic relationship, and the evolution of the nucleocapsid gene (N gene) of NiV....
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