Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV) are biosafety level 4 zoonotic pathogens causing
severe and often fatal neurological and respiratory disease. These agents have been …

Research in the last decade has uncovered many new paramyxoviruses, airborne agents
that cause epidemic diseases in animals including humans. Most paramyxoviruses enter …

ABSTRACT The genus Henipavirus (family Paramyxoviridae) currently comprises seven
viruses, four of which have demonstrated prior evidence of zoonotic capacity. These include …

Henipaviruses were first identified 30 years ago and have since been associated with over
30 outbreaks of disease in humans. Highly pathogenic henipaviruses include Hendra virus …

Small noncoding RNAs (sRNAs) from mRNA 3′ UTRs seem to present a previously
unrecognized layer of bacterial post-transcriptional control whereby mRNAs influence each …

Bats (order Chiroptera) are one of the most diverse and widely distributed group of
mammals with a close relationship to humans. Over the past few decades, a number of …

Henipaviruses are enveloped single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses of the
paramyxovirus family. Two henipaviruses, Nipah virus and Hendra virus, cause a systemic …

Paramyxovirus (PMV) entry requires the coordinated action of two envelope glycoproteins,
the receptor binding protein (RBP) and fusion protein (F). The sequence of events that …

Zoonotic viral infections that cause severe disease or even death in some people may be
asymptomatic or mild in reservoir hosts. Comparison of the pathogenesis of these two host …

Nipah virus (NiV) is an emerging zoonotic virus that is transmitted by bats to humans and to
pigs, causing severe respiratory disease and often fatal encephalitis. Antibodies directed …