[Mother Abigail]

Doug had an interesting observation in picking a Morbillivirus as a likely agent.

Hendra and Nipah are both zoonotic and it might well be a mutant of the Paramyxoviridae family. Symptoms are right.

Just because I have had tooooo much coffee, I will mention that both Hendra and Nipah have been given their own genus (Henipavirus).

Henipavirus becomes the fourth genus within the Paramyxovirinae subfamily of the Paramyxoviridae family. The other genera within the subfamily are Rubulavirus, Morbillivirus and Respirovirus.

So technically we might want to lay a few chips on a Henipavirus mutant. I believe the morbillivirus genus is largely measles virus only (not sure)

No more coffee!!!!!

[vetvetdoug]

Damn, I don't pick up a viral taxonomy book for three years and I am behind big time. Virology taxonomy changes as fast as a democrat agenda.