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Genetic Characterization of Nipah Virus, Bangladesh, 2004

Author Affiliations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Published InEmerging infectious diseases
Year2005
Citations314

Abstract

Until 2004, identification of Nipah virus (NV)-like outbreaks in Bangladesh was based on serology. We describe the genetic characterization of a new strain of NV isolated during outbreaks in Bangladesh (NV-B) in 2004, which confirms that NV was the etiologic agent responsible for these outbreaks.
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