Genomic characterization of Nipah virus, West Bengal, India.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Arankalle VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3321761 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature