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. 2007;315:133–159. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-70962-6_7

Henipaviruses: Emerging Paramyxoviruses Associated with Fruit Bats

H E Field 8, John S Mackenzie 9, P Daszak 10
Editors: James E Childs5, John S Mackenzie6, Jürgen A Richt7
PMCID: PMC7121910  PMID: 17848064

Abstract

Two related, novel, zoonotic paramyxoviruses have been described recently. Hendra virus was first reported in horses and thence humans in Australia in 1994; Nipah virus was first reported in pigs and thence humans in Malaysia in 1998. Human cases of Nipah virus infection, apparently unassociated with infection in livestock, have been reported in Bangladesh since 2001. Species of fruit bats (genus Pteropus ) have been identified as natural hosts of both agents. Anthropogenic changes (habitat loss, hunting) that have impacted the population dynamics of Pteropus species across much of their range are hypothesised to have facilitated emergence. Current strategies for the management of henipaviruses are directed at minimising contact with the natural hosts, monitoring identified intermediate hosts, improving biosecurity on farms, and better disease recognition and diagnosis. Investigation of the emergence and ecology of henipaviruses warrants a broad, cross-disciplinary ecosystem health approach that recognises the critical linkages between human activity, ecological change, and livestock and human health.

Keywords: Emerg Infect, Nipah Virus, Hendra Virus, Nipah Virus Infection, Nipah Virus Encephalitis

Contributor Information

James E. Childs, Email: Jamesechilds@comcast.net

John S. Mackenzie, Email: J.Mackenzie@curtin.edu.au

Jürgen A. Richt, Email: juergen.richt@ars.usda.gov

H. E. Field, Email: hume.field@dpi.qld.gov.au

John S. Mackenzie, Email: J.Mackenzie@curtin.edu.au

P. Daszak, Email: daszak@conservationmedicine.org

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