Ecological and Economic Importance of Bats (Order Chiroptera)
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Nipah virus infection in bats (order Chiroptera) in peninsular Malaysia.
Nipah virus, family Paramyxoviridae, caused disease in pigs and humans in peninsular Malaysia in 1998-99. Because Nipah virus appears closely related to Hendra virus, wildlife surveillance focused primarily on pteropid bats (suborder Megachiroptera), a natural host of Hendra virus in Australia. We collected 324 bats from 14 species on peninsular Malaysia. Neutralizing antibodies to Nipah virus ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Biodiversity
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2314-6257
DOI: 10.1155/2013/187415