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<p>Created page with &quot;== Background == * Genus of enveloped, negative-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses within the family <a href="/index.php?title=Family::Paramyxoviridae&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Family::Paramyxoviridae (page does not exist)">Family::Paramyxoviridae</a> * Includes two viruses that are important to public health, both of which are BSL-4 zoonotic pathogens: ** <a href="/index.php?title=Nipah_virus&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Nipah virus (page does not exist)">Nipah virus</a> (&#039;&#039;Henipavirus nipahense&#039;&#039;) ** <a href="/index.php?title=Hendra_virus&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Hendra virus (page does not exist)">Hendra virus</a> (&#039;&#039;Henipavirus hendraense&#039;&#039;) * Other viruses in the genus include <a href="/index.php?title=Angavokely_virus&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Angavokely virus (page does not exist)">Angavokely virus</a> (&#039;&#039;Henipavirus angavokelyense&#039;&#039;), <a href="/index.php?title=Cedar_virus&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Cedar virus (page does not exist)">Cedar virus</a> (&#039;&#039;Henipavirus cedarense&#039;&#039;), Ghana...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Background ==<br /> <br /> * Genus of enveloped, negative-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses within the family [[Family::Paramyxoviridae]]<br /> * Includes two viruses that are important to public health, both of which are BSL-4 zoonotic pathogens:<br /> ** [[Nipah virus]] (&#039;&#039;Henipavirus nipahense&#039;&#039;)<br /> ** [[Hendra virus]] (&#039;&#039;Henipavirus hendraense&#039;&#039;)<br /> * Other viruses in the genus include [[Angavokely virus]] (&#039;&#039;Henipavirus angavokelyense&#039;&#039;), [[Cedar virus]] (&#039;&#039;Henipavirus cedarense&#039;&#039;), [[Ghana virus]] (&#039;&#039;Henipavirus ghanaense&#039;&#039;), none of which are known to cause disease in humans<br /> <br /> === Epidemiology ===<br /> <br /> * The known reservoir for both species of importance to humans is [[Pteropus]] species bats<br /> ** Pigs are also competent vectors of Nipah virus<br /> * Nipah virus has two strains<br /> ** Strain Bangladesh is present mostly in Bangladesh and India<br /> ** Strain Malaysia is present in Malaysia and Singapore<br /> * Hendra virus is present in Australia along the northeastern shore<br /> <br /> == Clinical Manifestations ==<br /> <br /> * Presentation of Nipah and Hendra virus infection is similar<br /> <br /> === Hendra Virus ===<br /> <br /> * Incubation period of [[Usual incubation period::7 to 16 days]]<br /> * Rapidly-progressive illness involving CNS and respiratory tract<br /> ** Meningitis or encephalitis (fever, headache, altered consciousness), with seizures, followed by coma and death<br /> ** Respiratory failure from ARDS or pneumonitis, with multiorgan failure and arterial thrombosis<br /> * High case fatality rates around 60%<br /> <br /> == Further Reading ==<br /> <br /> * Henipaviruses: epidemiology, ecology, disease, and the development of vaccines and therapeutics. &#039;&#039;Clin Microbiol Rev&#039;&#039;. 2024;38:e00128-23. doi: https://doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00128-23</div>

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