概述 Nipah病毒是1999年“新发现”的一种动物传染病病毒。它通过接触感染的动物引起人类和动物患病,其名称来源于第一次在马来西亚被发现时的地名。Nipah病毒与另一种被称为Hendra的新近认识的动物传染病病毒(1994年)密切相关,Hendra病毒也是根据其第一次出现的地方-澳大利亚一小镇而命名的,二者同属副粘液病毒科。虽然它们只引起了为数不多的局部疾病暴发,但是由于能够 Overview The Nipah virus is a newly discovered “zoonotic virus” in 1999. It causes human and animal illnesses by contacting infected animals with the name derived from the place name when it was first discovered in Malaysia. The Nipah virus is closely linked to another newly recognized zoonotic virus known as Hendra (1994), which is also named for its first appearance in a small town in Australia, both mucocutaneous submucosa Virology. Although they have caused only a few outbreaks of local diseases, they have been able to