Henipavirus zoonosis: outbreaks, animal hosts and potential new emergence

H Li, JYV Kim, BS Pickering - Frontiers in microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Viral co-infection in bats: A systematic review

BD Jones, EJ Kaufman, AJ Peel - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Co-infection is an underappreciated phenomenon in contemporary disease ecology despite
its ubiquity and importance in nature. Viruses, and other co-infecting agents, can interact in …

Molecular detection and characterisation of the first Japanese encephalitis virus belonging to genotype IV acquired in Australia

C Sikazwe, MJ Neave, A Michie, P Mileto… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background A fatal case of Japanese encephalitis (JE) occurred in a resident of the Tiwi
Islands, in the Northern Territory of Australia in February 2021, preceding the large JE …

Architecture and antigenicity of the Nipah virus attachment glycoprotein

Z Wang - Biophysical Journal, 2022 - cell.com
Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV) are highly pathogenic zoonotic henipaviruses
(HNVs) responsible for recurrent outbreaks of encephalitis and respiratory illness. As the …

Structure and design of Langya virus glycoprotein antigens

Z Wang, M McCallum, L Yan… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Langya virus (LayV) is a recently discovered henipavirus (HNV), isolated from febrile
patients in China. HNV entry into host cells is mediated by the attachment (G) and fusion (F) …

[HTML][HTML] Novel Hendra virus variant detected by sentinel surveillance of horses in Australia

EJ Annand, BA Horsburgh, K Xu, PA Reid… - Emerging infectious …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We identified and isolated a novel Hendra virus (HeV) variant not detected by routine testing
from a horse in Queensland, Australia, that died from acute illness with signs consistent with …

Potent monoclonal antibody–mediated neutralization of a divergent Hendra virus variant

Z Wang, HV Dang, M Amaya, Y Xu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV) are deadly zoonotic Henipaviruses (HNVs)
responsible for recurrent outbreaks in humans and domestic species of highly fatal (50 to …

Pathogenicity and virulence of henipaviruses

B Kaza, HC Aguilar - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Paramyxoviruses are a family of single-stranded negative-sense RNA viruses, many of
which are responsible for a range of respiratory and neurological diseases in humans and …

[HTML][HTML] Faecal virome of the Australian grey-headed flying fox from urban/suburban environments contains novel coronaviruses, retroviruses and sapoviruses

K Van Brussel, JE Mahar, AS Ortiz-Baez, M Carrai… - Virology, 2022 - Elsevier
Bats are important reservoirs for viruses of public health and veterinary concern. Virus
studies in Australian bats usually target the families Paramyxoviridae, Coronaviridae and …

Animal models for henipavirus research

DD Pigeaud, TW Geisbert, C Woolsey - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV) are zoonotic paramyxoviruses in the genus
Henipavirus (HNV) that emerged nearly thirty years ago. Outbreaks of HeV and NiV have led …