In utero transmission of Nipah virus: Role played by pregnancy and vertical transmission in henipavirus epidemiology

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 807-809

  Dimitrov, Dimiter S ^a   Wang, Lin Fa ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HENDRA VIRUS; HENIPAVIRUS; IMMUNITY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NIPAH VIRUS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHIROPTERA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NIPAH VIRUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 34548485281     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520822     Document Type: Editorial

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