Galveston National Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-0610, USA.
Virus Res. 2011 Dec;162(1-2):173-83. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2011.09.026. Epub 2011 Sep 22.
The emergence of Hendra and Nipah viruses in the 1990s has been followed by the further emergence of these viruses in the tropical Old World. The history and current knowledge of the disease, the viruses and their epidemiology is reviewed in this article. A historical aside summarizes the role that Dr. Brian W.J. Mahy played at critical junctures in the early stories of these viruses.
20 世纪 90 年代亨德拉病毒和尼帕病毒的出现,随后在热带旧大陆又出现了这些病毒。本文回顾了该病、这些病毒及其流行病学的历史和当前知识。一个历史插曲简要总结了 Brian W.J. Mahy 博士在这些病毒早期故事的关键时刻所扮演的角色。