Genomic Characterization of Nipah Virus, West Bengal, India
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Genomic Characterization of Nipah Virus, West Bengal, India
An intrafamilial outbreak in West Bengal, India, involving 5 deaths and person-to-person transmission was attributed to Nipah virus. Full-genome sequence of Nipah virus (18,252 nt) amplified from lung tissue showed 99.2% nt and 99.8% aa identity with the Bangladesh-2004 isolate, suggesting a common source of the virus.
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1705.100968