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Non-infectious Nipah virus-like particles
June 6 , 2024
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- The Scientists at the Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV), Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram, have developed a novel way of generating non-infectious Nipah virus-like particles (VLPs) in the laboratory.
- They mimic the wild type Nipah virus (NiV).
- This new method offers an alternate, safe and effective platform for developing neutralising antibodies against NiV in a bio safety level-2 (BSL) laboratory.
- The zoonotic virus Nipah is a highly pathogenic paramyxovirus, with a fatality rate of up to 80% in affected humans.
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