Yob J M, Field H, Rashdi A M, Morrissy C, van der Heide B, Rota P, bin Adzhar A, White J, Daniels P, Jamaluddin A, Ksiazek T
Veterinary Research Institute, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 May-Jun;7(3):439-41. doi: 10.3201/eid0703.010312.
Nipah virus, family Paramyxoviridae, caused disease in pigs and humans in peninsular Malaysia in 1998-99. Because Nipah virus appears closely related to Hendra virus, wildlife surveillance focused primarily on pteropid bats (suborder Megachiroptera), a natural host of Hendra virus in Australia. We collected 324 bats from 14 species on peninsular Malaysia. Neutralizing antibodies to Nipah virus were demonstrated in five species, suggesting widespread infection in bat populations in peninsular Malaysia.
尼帕病毒属于副粘病毒科,于1998 - 1999年在马来西亚半岛导致猪和人类发病。由于尼帕病毒似乎与亨德拉病毒密切相关,野生动物监测主要集中在狐蝠(大蝙蝠亚目)上,狐蝠是澳大利亚亨德拉病毒的天然宿主。我们从马来西亚半岛的14个物种中采集了324只蝙蝠。在5个物种中检测到了针对尼帕病毒的中和抗体,这表明马来西亚半岛蝙蝠种群中存在广泛感染。