Henipavirus infection in fruit bats (Pteropus giganteus), India

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1309-1311

  Epstein, Jonathan H ^a   Prakash, Vibhu ^b   Smith, Craig S ^c   Daszak, Peter ^a   McLaughlin, Amanda B ^d   Meehan, Greer ^e   Field, Hume E ^c   Cunningham, Andrew A ^f  

^a The Consortium for Conservation Medicine   (United States)

^b BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY   (India)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

^f ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAT; HENDRA VIRUS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; NIPAH VIRUS; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHIROPTERA; FEMALE; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; INDIA; MALE;

EID: 48749121208     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1408.071492     Document Type: Article

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