RT Journal
A1 Friedrich MJ
T1 NIpah virus vaccine
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD September 19
VO 308
IS 11
SP 1081
OP 1081
DO 10.1001/2012.jama.11950
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/2012.jama.11950
AB 
The Nipah virus, which is carried by fruit bats—commonly called flying foxes—can be transmitted directly to humans. The virus targets the lungs and brain and has a high fatality rate. It first appeared in Malaysia in the 1990s, and since 2001, Nipah outbreaks have occurred in Bangladesh and India.