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Transmission of henipaviruses.
Curr Opin Virol. 2018 02; 28:7-11.CO

Abstract

The genus Henipavirus has expanded rapidly in geographic range, number of species, and host range. Hendra and Nipah virus are two henipaviruses known to cause severe disease in humans with a high case-fatality rate. Pteropid spp. bats are the natural reservoir of Hendra and Nipah virus. From these bats, virus can be transmitted to an amplifying host, horses and pigs, and from these hosts to humans, or the virus can be transmitted directly to humans. Although the main route of shedding varies between host species, close contact is required for transmission in all hosts. Understanding the transmission routes of Hendra and Nipah virus in their respective hosts is essential for devising strategies to block zoonotic transmission.

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Weatherman S
Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, United States.
Feldmann H
Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, United States.
de Wit E
Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, United States. Electronic address: emmie.dewit@nih.gov.

MeSH

AnimalsChiropteraDisease ReservoirsHendra VirusHenipavirus InfectionsHorsesHost SpecificityHumansNipah VirusSwineVirus SheddingZoonoses

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Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
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Language

eng

PubMed ID

29035743

Citation

Weatherman, Sarah, et al. "Transmission of Henipaviruses." Current Opinion in Virology, vol. 28, 2018, pp. 7-11.
Weatherman S, Feldmann H, de Wit E. Transmission of henipaviruses. Curr Opin Virol. 2018;28:7-11.
Weatherman, S., Feldmann, H., & de Wit, E. (2018). Transmission of henipaviruses. Current Opinion in Virology, 28, 7-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coviro.2017.09.004
Weatherman S, Feldmann H, de Wit E. Transmission of Henipaviruses. Curr Opin Virol. 2018;28:7-11. PubMed PMID: 29035743.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Transmission of henipaviruses. AU - Weatherman,Sarah, AU - Feldmann,Heinz, AU - de Wit,Emmie, Y1 - 2017/10/14/ PY - 2017/09/02/received PY - 2017/09/24/revised PY - 2017/09/25/accepted PY - 2017/10/17/pubmed PY - 2019/4/18/medline PY - 2017/10/17/entrez SP - 7 EP - 11 JF - Current opinion in virology JO - Curr Opin Virol VL - 28 N2 - The genus Henipavirus has expanded rapidly in geographic range, number of species, and host range. Hendra and Nipah virus are two henipaviruses known to cause severe disease in humans with a high case-fatality rate. Pteropid spp. bats are the natural reservoir of Hendra and Nipah virus. From these bats, virus can be transmitted to an amplifying host, horses and pigs, and from these hosts to humans, or the virus can be transmitted directly to humans. Although the main route of shedding varies between host species, close contact is required for transmission in all hosts. Understanding the transmission routes of Hendra and Nipah virus in their respective hosts is essential for devising strategies to block zoonotic transmission. SN - 1879-6265 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/29035743/full_citation DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -