Paramyxoviruses have the potential to trigger a devastating pandemic. This family of viruses includes measles, Nipah virus, mumps, Newcastle disease and canine distemper.
City Hall of Zamboanga. (PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - A multi-agency body here has been activated to control the entry of transboundary animal diseases amid the reported presence of African swine fever (ASF) cases in the city, a top official said Wednesday. In a statement, Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said signed Executive Order 738-2022 on Tuesday creating the Zamboanga City Multi-Agency Committee for the purpose. Salazar said the EO is pursuant to City Ordinance 566, which mandates the prevention and control of zoonotic and non-zoonotic transboundary animal diseases and constituting various task groups or teams thereof for the concern. Transboundary animal diseases are epidemic viruses that are highly contagious or transmissible and have the potential to cause serious socio-economic and public health consequences. Salazar said the multi-agency committee is tasked to formulate policies and regulations on zoonotic and non-zoonotic transboundary animal diseases. Zoonotic dis
Nipah Virus: Know prevention, symptoms, treatment and other details - Nipah virus has a greater fatality rate than other viruses, including Covid and it is a zoonotic virus, meaning it can spread from animals to people.
A team of US-based scientists has recently demonstrated the cryo-electron microscopic structure and antigenicity of the attachment glycoprotein of the Nipah virus.
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