Monday, August 27, 2007

Deadly Nipah Virus Can Be Transmitted To Offspring During Pregnancy (Science Daily)

Scientists have demonstrated an important biological feature of the deadly Nipah virus that can infect and kill both animals and humans. They reported the first experimental evidence that Nipah virus can be vertically transmitted in cats, a naturally infected animal host which also consistently exhibits characteristic disease pathology caused by Nipah virus.

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