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Nipah virus at 20

12 December 2019 by Vincent Racaniello

Nipah virus This week I attended the Nipah Virus International Conference in Singapore, marking the discovery of the virus 20 years ago. It’s an opportune time to recall the events around the emergence of this deadly pathogen.

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TWiV 504: Flying foxes and barking pigs

29 July 2018 by Vincent Racaniello

The TWiVerinos discuss Nipah virus and the recent outbreak in India, and the first cast of polio in Papua New Guinea in 18 years.

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