Full genome sequence of Nipah virus from an outbreak in India

Authors: V.A. Arankalle, Bhaswati T. Bandyopadhyay, Ashwini Y. Ramdasi, Ramesh Jadi, Dilip R. Patil, Mehebubar Rahman, Monalisa Majumdar, Parthasarthi S. Banerjee, Amiyakumar K. Hati, Ramaprasad P. Goswami, Dhruba Kumar Neogi, Akhilesh C. Mishra

Year: 2007

Journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid1705.100968

Summary

This paper describes a full genome sequence of Nipah virus from an outbreak in India that caused encephalitis or respiratory symptoms and resulted in five deaths.

Key Findings

• The virus showed 99.2% nt and 99.8% aa identity with the Bangladesh-2004 isolate, suggesting a common source of the virus.
• The outbreak involved five persons who were close relatives or contacts of an initial patient.

Methodology

• Study Type: Case Study
• Sample Size: 5 patients and 34 asymptomatic contacts
• Geographic Focus: Village Belechuapara, Nadia district, West Bengal, India
• Time Period: April 9–28, 2007

Topics

Virology, Epidemiology

Relevance

This paper provides insights into the genetics and transmission of Nipah virus during an outbreak in India.

Source

View the entire paper: File:10-0968 finalD.pdf