Table of Contents

* Introduction: Nipah virus : discovery and Origin.- Ecological aspects of Hendra virus.- Epidemiology of Henipavirus disease in humans.- Molecular Virology of the Henipaviruses.- Henipavirus receptor usage and tropism.- Henipavirus membrane fusion and viral entry.- Clinical and pathological manufestations of human Henipavirus infection.- Henipaviruses in their natural animal hosts.- Nipah and Hendra virus interactions with the innate immune system.- Animal challenge models of Henipavirus infection and pathogenesis.- Diagnosis of Henipavirus infection: current capabilities and future directions.- immunization strategies against Henipaviruses.- Subject Index