title: A review of Nipah and Hendra viruses with an historical aside.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Galveston National Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-0610, USA. tgksiaze@utmb.edu
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Ksiazek
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rota
authors.forename: Pierre E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Rollin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002685:Chiroptera; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D045404:Hendra Virus / Q000235:genetics*; D045464:Henipavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D045405:Nipah Virus / Q000235:genetics*; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D059386:Reverse Genetics / Q000379:methods*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D014764:Viral Proteins