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Cedar virus: a novel Henipavirus isolated from Australian bats.
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- Potential for Person-to-Person Transmission of Henipaviruses: A Systematic Review of the Literature.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Prioritizing surveillance of Nipah virus in India.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Pooled it
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- Mechanistic and antigenic boundaries of Henipavirus and Parahenipavirus glycoproteins.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Relevance of potential endocytosis motifs in Cedar virus glycoprotein G for its biological activity.Journal of virology · 2026Article
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- Spatio-temporal dynamics of Hendra virus in Australia reveal stable maintenance of diverse viral clades among Pteropus bats.Nature microbiology · 2026Article
- De novo recovery of Ghana virus, an African bat Henipavirus, reveals differential tropism and attenuated pathogenicity compared to Nipah virus.Cell reports · 2026Article
- Three decades of discovery: An overview of Hendra virus, the original Henipavirus.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Review
- Analysis of Recombinant Cedar Virus Infection and Cross-Protection Against Related Henipaviruses in African Green Monkeys.Viruses · 2026Article
- Characterization and functional analysis of N-linked glycosylation on the Hendra virus attachment glycoprotein.Virology journal · 2026Article
- Exploratory Evaluation of Peptide-Based Immunization Targeting Fusion Glycoprotein-Derived Epitopes of Nipah Virus in Murine Model.Vaccines · 2026Article
- Strengthening preparedness and response to emerging henipavirus diversity.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
- Current knowledge on the host-pathogen interactions of henipaviruses and novel platforms to enable further characterisation.EBioMedicine · 2026Review
- Seroprevalence of Nipah virus and related paramyxoviruses in native frugivorous bats, Luzon, Philippines.Emerging microbes & infections · 2025Article
- IFIT1 is rapidly evolving and exhibits disparate antiviral activities across 11 mammalian orders.eLife · 2025Article
- A recombinant Cedar virus preclinical model that recapitulates neurological features of henipavirus disease.iScience · 2025Article
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Abstract
The genus Henipavirus in the family Paramyxoviridae contains two viruses, Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV) for which pteropid bats act as the main natural reservoir. Each virus also causes serious and commonly lethal infection of people as well as various species of domestic animals, however little is known about the associated mechanisms of pathogenesis. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of a new paramyxovirus from pteropid bats, Cedar virus (CedPV), which shares significant features with the known henipaviruses. The genome size (18,162 nt) and organization of CedPV is very similar to that of HeV and NiV; its nucleocapsid protein displays antigenic cross-reactivity with henipaviruses; and it uses the same receptor molecule (ephrin-B2) for entry during infection. Preliminary challenge studies with CedPV in ferrets and guinea pigs, both susceptible to infection and disease with known henipaviruses, confirmed virus replication and production of neutralizing antibodies although clinical disease was not observed. In this context, it is interesting to note that the major genetic difference between CedPV and HeV or NiV lies within the coding strategy of the P gene, which is known to play an important role in evading the host innate immune system. Unlike HeV, NiV, and almost all known paramyxoviruses, the CedPV P gene lacks both RNA editing and also the coding capacity for the highly conserved V protein. Preliminary study indicated that CedPV infection of human cells induces a more robust IFN-β response than HeV.
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