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Henipaviruses: Emerging Paramyxoviruses Associated with Fruit Bats

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Field, H.E., MacKenzie, J.S. and Daszak, P. (2007) Henipaviruses: Emerging Paramyxoviruses Associated with Fruit Bats. In: Wildlife and Emerging Zoonotic Diseases: The Biology, Circumstances and Consequences of Cross-Species Transmission. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 315 . -.

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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70962-6_7

Publisher URL: http://www.springerlink.com

Abstract

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.

Item Type:Book Section
Corporate Creators:Biosecurity Queensland
Additional Information:© Springer-Verlag GmbH.
Keywords:Zoonotic paramyxoviruses; Hendra virus; Nipah virus; fruit bats.
Subjects:Veterinary medicine > Other diseases and conditions
Veterinary medicine > Communicable diseases of animals (General)
Science > Microbiology
Live Archive:30 Oct 2008 06:25
Last Modified:03 Sep 2021 16:47

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