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Since the outbreak in Malaysia in 1998, Nipah virus has been reported in Bangladesh and India. across their global distribution, strongly suggesting that Nipah and related viruses have a long association with bats of this genus. Nipah infection has subsequently been reported in Pteropus spp. This contention was strengthened following the detection of Nipah virus genome in the urine and saliva of P. Johara et al, 2001 suggested (based on their serologic findings) that flying-foxes were the likely natural reservoir of Nipah virus in Malaysia, and beyond.

Comparative genomic analyses have identified NiV as a henipavirus, closely related to Hendra virus (HeV). Fruit bats of the genus Pteropus (commonly known as ‘flying-foxes’) are the putative natural reservoir host. Humans were subsequently infected, with a high case fatality rate. The first attributed outbreak was reported in 1998–9 in Malaysia, causing respiratory disease in pigs. Nipah virus (NiV) is a novel paramyxovirus that is pathogenic to pigs and humans. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.Ĭompeting interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. PD, TT and JB are core-funded by CSIRO Australian Animal health Laboratory. of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry, Queensland, Australia. HF is core-funded by the Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Dept. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.įunding: IS, AR, AA, and MS are core-funded by the Dept, of Veterinary Services, Indonesia. Received: NovemAccepted: JPublished: July 22, 2013Ĭopyright: © 2013 Sendow et al.

PLoS ONE 8(7):Įditor: Wanda Markotter, University of Pretoria, South Africa (2013) Nipah Virus in the Fruit Bat Pteropus vampyrus in Sumatera, Indonesia. Citation: Sendow I, Ratnawati A, Taylor T, Adjid RMA, Saepulloh M, Barr J, et al.

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