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Nipah virus
Broader Terms:
Paramyxoviridae
Related Terms:
bioterrorism /chemical warfare
Related Terms:
emerging infectious disease
Scope Note:
species of Henipavirus, closely related to Hendra virus, which emerged in Peninsular Malaysia in 1998; it causes a severe febrile encephalitis in humans and also encephalitis and respiratory tract diseases in pigs; fruit bats are the natural host.
Term Number:
5004-0058
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