Henipaviruses: emerging paramyxoviruses associated with fruit bats.

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Henipaviruses: emerging paramyxoviruses associated with fruit bats. Abstract Text:

H E Field,J S Mackenzie,P Daszak,

Two related, novel, zoonotic paramyxoviruses have been described recently. Hendra virus was first reported in horses and thence humans in Australia in 1994; Nipah virus was first reported in pigs and thence humans in Malaysia in 1998. Human cases of Nipah virus infection, apparently unassociated with infection in livestock, have been reported in Bangladesh since 2001. Species of fruit bats (genus Pteropus) have been identified as natural hosts of both agents. Anthropogenic changes (habitat loss, hunting) that have impacted the population dynamics of Pteropus species across much of their range are hypothesised to have facilitated emergence. Current strategies for the management of henipaviruses are directed at minimising contact with the natural hosts, monitoring identified intermediate hosts, improving biosecurity on farms, and better disease recognition and diagnosis. Investigation of the emergence and ecology of henipaviruses warrants a broad, cross-disciplinary ecosystem health approach that recognises the critical linkages between human activity, ecological change, and livestock and human health.

Henipaviruses: emerging paramyxoviruses associated with fruit bats. Publishing Authors By Initials

HE Field,JS Mackenzie,P Daszak,

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Review

Journal: Current topics in microbiology and immunology

VOLUME: 315

Page Numbers: 133-59

Journal Abbreviation: Curr. Top. Microbiol. Immunol.

ISSN: 0070-217X

DAY: 3

MONTH: 12

YEAR: 2007

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LANGUAGE: eng

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KEYWORDS: Zoonoses

MESH TERMS: pathogenicity

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AFFILIATION: Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Brisbane, Australia. hume.field@dpi.qld.gov.au

Country: Germany

AGENCY: United States FIC

GRANT: R01-TW05869

ACRONYM: TW

MEDLINETA: Curr Top Microbiol Immunol

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