Nipah virus: An introduction
by Staff from Outbreak News Today on (#3RAG7)
Nipah virus (NiV) is an emerging and serious viral zoonotic disease that carries with it a high case fatality rate (in the ballpark of 70% or more). NiV is an enveloped RNA virus and along with Hendra virus make up the Henipahviruses. The natural host of the virus are fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family, ["]
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