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Nipah virus

emerging zoonotic virus associated with severe respiratory and neurological syndromes in humans
Taxon taxon Q15928531
Nipah virus
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Nipah virus

Summary

Nipah virus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,417 views/month, #1,170 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nipah virus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Nipah virus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Nypa fruticans is named after Nipah virus[5].
  • Nipah virus belongs to the parent taxon Henipavirus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Nipah virus is Henipavirus nipahense[7].
  • Nipah virus's Commons category is recorded as Nipah virus[8].
  • Nipah virus's described at URL is recorded as https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/nipah-virus-outbreak-spread-transmission-b2913654.html[9].
  • Nipah virus's taxon synonym is recorded as Nipah henipavirus[10].
  • Nipah virus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[11].
  • Nipah virus's risk group is recorded as risk group 4 agent (high individual and community risk)[12].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Nipah virus is Henipavirus nipahense[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Henipavirus[6].

Discovery and Description

Nypa fruticans is named after Nipah virus[5].

Identifiers

Nipah virus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46700183[13].

Why It Matters

Nipah virus ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,417 views/month, #1,170 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2023.v3. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wellcome collection concept id → dnqajkjp
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Taxon rank → species
    Named after → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007291721405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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