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Descriptor
English
:
Nipah Virus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Virus Nipah
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vírus Nipah
Synonyms
English
:
Nipah Viruses
Virus, Nipah
Viruses, Nipah
Tree Number:
B04.820.455.600.650.400.550
Definition
English
:
A species of
HENIPAVIRUS
, closely related to
HENDRA VIRUS
, which emerged in Peninsular
Malaysia
in 1998. It causes a severe febrile VIRAL
ENCEPHALITIS
in
humans
and also
encephalitis
and
RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS
in pigs. Fruit bats (PTEROPUS) are the natural host.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection
: coordinate IM with
HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS
(IM)
History Note
English
:
2004; use PARAMYXOVIRINAE 2000-2003
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
Record Number:
37988
Unique Identifier:
D045405
Occurrence in VHL
:
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