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Updated Insights into the Phylogenetics, Phylodynamics, and Genetic Diversity of Nipah Virus (NiV).
Viruses - 24 Jan 2024
de Campos Gabriel Montenegro, Cella Eleonora, Kashima Simone, Alcântara Luiz Carlos Júnior, Sampaio Sandra Coccuzzo, Elias Maria Carolina, Giovanetti Marta, Slavov Svetoslav Nanev
Abstract excerpt
Nipah virus (NiV), a biosafety level 4 agent, was first identified in human clinical cases during an outbreak in 1998 in Malaysia and Singapore. While flying foxes are the primary host and viral vector, the infection is associated with a severe clinical presentation in humans, resulting in a high mortality rate. Therefore, NiV is considered a virus with an elevated epidemic potential which is further underscored...
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