Journal article
Isolation and full-genome characterization of nipah viruses from bats, Bangladesh
DE Anderson, A Islam, G Crameri, S Todd, A Islam, SU Khan, A Foord, MZ Rahman, IH Mendenhall, SP Luby, ES Gurley, P Daszak, JH Epstein, LF Wang
Emerging Infectious Diseases | CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION | Published : 2019
Abstract
Despite molecular and serologic evidence of Nipah virus in bats from various locations, attempts to isolate live virus have been largely unsuccessful. We report isolation and full-genome characterization of 10 Nipah virus isolates from Pteropus medius bats sampled in Bangladesh during 2013 and 2014.
Grants
Awarded by United States Agency for International Development
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center (R01TW005869: P.D., J.H.E., A.I., S.P.L., and E.S.G.), the US Agency for International Development, PREDICT Project (J.H.E., A.I., A.I., and P.D.), and a National Science Foundation Research Coordination Network Award (EcoHealthNet DEB-0955897). L.-F.W. was supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF2012NRF-CRP001-056), the Ministry of Health (CDPHRG/0006/2014) and the Ministry of Defence (DIRP2015-9016102060) in Singapore. D.E.A. and I.H.M. were supported by New Investigators Grants from the National Medical Research Council of Singapore (NMRC/BNIG/2030/2015 and NMRC/BNIG/2005/2013).