IJARSAI Int. J. Adv. Res. Sci. Anal. Infer.
Joseph Libin K.L.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
St. Michael's College, Cherthala
Email: jigjoselibin@gmail.com
Jibin K. Varughese
Jr HSST Chemistry
KMHSS Kuttoor North, Malappuram
Email: jibinkchem@gmail.com
Nipah virus is a bat-borne, zoonotic virus that causes Nipah virus infection in humans and other animals, a disease with a very high mortality rate (40-75%). Numerous disease outbreaks caused by Nipah virus have occurred in South east Africa and South east Asia. Nipah virus belongs to the genus Henipavirus along with the Hendra virus, which has also caused disease outbreaks . Nipah virus (NiV) is an RNA virus belonging to family Paramyxoviridae. It belongs to the genus Henipavirus which also contains Hendra virus (HeV) and the recently described Cedar virus. Bats are the natural reservoir of Henipaviruses. It first emerged in Malaysia in 1998 and has since caused several outbreaks in South and Southeast Asia.
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