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Cedar Henipavirus
Cedar virus, officially ''Cedar henipavirus'', is a henipavirus known to be harboured by '' Pteropus spp''. Infectious virus was isolated from the urine of a mixed ''Pteropus alecto'' and '' P. poliocephalus'' in Queensland, Australia in 2009. Unlike the Nipah and Hendra virus, Cedar virus infection does not lead to obvious disease ''in vivo''. Infected animals mounted effective immune responses and seroconverted in challenge studies. Unlike Hendra and Nipah, which attach to Ephrin B2 or B3, Cedar virus can also attach to Ephrin B1 Ephrin B1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''EFNB1'' gene. It is a member of the ephrin family. The encoded protein is a type I membrane protein and a ligand of Eph-related receptor tyrosine kinases. It may play a role in cell adhes .... This may be responsible for lack of observed pathogenicity or development of severe meningoencephalitis and spinal inflammation. However the atypical course of disease observed in Cedar virus infection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying-fox
''Pteropus'' (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, East Africa, and some oceanic islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. There are at least 60 extant species in the genus. Flying foxes eat fruit and other plant matter, and occasionally consume insects as well. They locate resources with their keen sense of smell. Most, but not all, are nocturnal. They navigate with keen eyesight, as they cannot echolocate. They have long life spans and low reproductive outputs, with females of most species producing only one offspring per year. Their slow life history makes their populations vulnerable to threats such as overhunting, culling, and natural disasters. Six flying fox species have been made extinct in modern times by overhunting. Flying foxes are often persecuted for their real or pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
