: a paramyxovirus (Henipavirus nipahense) that has caused epidemics of respiratory disease in pigs and an often fatal encephalitis in humans in Malaysia, Singapore, and Bangladesh
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“Nipah virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Nipah%20virus. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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