Cedar virus
Cedar virus, scientific name Cedar henipavirus, is a bat-borne virus that belongs to the genus Henipavirus, which also contains the Hendra virus and Nipah virus, which have caused disease outbreaks. Cedar virus was first identified in the urine of flying foxes in Queensland in 2009. Unlike the Hendra virus and Nipah virus, Cedar virus does not cause illness in laboratory animals usually susceptible to paramyxoviruses. Animals were able to mount an effective response and create effective antibodies.[1]
| Cedar henipavirus | |
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Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Monjiviricetes |
| Order: | Mononegavirales |
| Family: | Paramyxoviridae |
| Genus: | Henipavirus |
| Species: | Cedar henipavirus |
References
- Marsh, Glenn A.; de Jong, Carol; Barr, Jennifer A.; Tachedjian, Mary; Smith, Craig; Middleton, Deborah; Yu, Meng; Todd, Shawn; Foord, Adam J.; Haring, Volker; Payne, Jean; Robinson, Rachel; Broz, Ivano; Crameri, Gary; Field, Hume E.; Wang, Lin-Fa (2 August 2012). "Cedar Virus: A Novel Henipavirus Isolated from Australian Bats". PLOS Pathogens. 8 (8): e1002836. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002836. PMC 3410871. PMID 22879820.
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