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Hen·dra virus

(hĕn′drə)
n.
A paramyxovirus that causes respiratory illness and encephalitis in humans and is transmitted primarily from horses.
[After Hendra, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia, where the first known outbreak of the virus in horses and humans occurred.]
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This virus along with Hendra virus comprises a new genus designated Henipavirus in the subfamily Paramyxovirinae.
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Another interesting model of "viral chatter" is represented by Henipavirus, a genus of the family Paramyxoviridae with two members, including Hendra virus and Nipah virus.
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Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV) are highly pathogenic zoonotic agents in the paramyxovirus genus Henipavirus. Human case-fatality rates (CFRs) for these viruses historically have ranged from 40% to >90% (1).
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The organism which causes Nipah Virus encephalitis is an RNA or Ribonucleic acid virus of the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Henipavirus, and is closely related to Hendra virus.
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The Paramyxovirinae subfamily comprises 5 genera: Rubulavirus, Respirovirus, Morbillivirus, Henipavirus, and Avulavirus.
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A recombinant subunit vaccine based on the Henipavirus attachment G glycoprotein manages to completely protect subsequent NiV infection [8].
Prediction of epitope-based peptides for the utility of vaccine development from fusion and glycoprotein of Nipah virus using in silico approach
Hey is a notifiable, zoonotic, infectious disease belonging to the genus Henipavirus and family Paramyxoviridae family of RNA viruses.
Bat virus downunder: the Hendra virus and its relationship to native fruit bats, horses and humans--learning and teaching opportunities for classroom practice
Nipah and Hendra are members of the genus Henipavirus, a new class of virus in the Paramyxoviridae family, which includes the measles and the human parainfluenza virus (HPIV, the cause of pediatric respiratory disease).
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The Paramyxovirinae include the genera Parainfluenzavirus (such as Sendai virus), Rubulavirus (such as mumps in humans), Morbillivirus (such as measles in humans), and Henipavirus (such as Hendra virus).
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The NIH-FIC Henipavirus group: examining the role of anthropogenic changes in the ecology and emergence of Hendra and Nipah viruses.
The nature of emerging zoonotic diseases: ecology, prediction, and prevention
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