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Henipavirus

Classification: - genus Henipavirus contains 3 species - Hendra virus - Nipah virus - Cedar virus Epidemiology: - first North American Henipavirus case in Alabama 2025

Specific

Hendra virus Nipah virus (Nipah Virus (NiV))

General

paramyxoviridae

Properties

KINGDOM: virus GENOME-TYPE: RNA SINGLE-STRANDED NEGATIVE-STRAND GENOME-SIZE: 16-20 kB ENVELOPE: PRESENT CAPSID-SYMMETRY: HELICAL

References

  1. Wikipedia: Henipavirus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henipavirus