The pandemic potential of Nipah virus
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Highlights•Nipah virus is a zoonotic paramyxovirus whose natural reservoir is bats of the genus Pteropus.•Over half of people infected with Nipah virus die.•Nipah virus is occasionally transmitted from person to person.•Emergence of a Nipah virus strain with more efficient person-to-person transmission could produce a deadly global pandemic.•High-income countries should support interventions to reduce person-to-person transmission in low-income countries.
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