Nipah virus: an exceptionally virulent emerging zoonotic pathogen.
Nipah virus (NiV) is a highly lethal zoonotic paramyxovirus harbored by fruit bats (Pteropodidae). The virus spreads through zoonotic spillover via intermediate animal hosts or contaminated environments, and through human-to-human transmission. Since its emergence in 1998, NiV has triggered recurrent outbreaks across S...