Genomic characterization, transcriptome analysis, and pathogenicity of the Nipah virus (Indian isolate).

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"This study was supported by Indian Council of Medical Research as an intramural grant to ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune. We acknowledge the support received from Prof. Priya Abraham, Director, ICMR-NIV, Pune. The authors acknowledge the support of Dr Dimpal Nyayanit for the next generation sequencing analysis and the technical support received from the laboratory team of Maximum Containment Facility of ICMR-NIV, Pune, i.e., Mr Manoj Kadam and Mr Rajen Lakra for animal experiments, Dr Rajlaxmi Jain, Mrs Savita Patil, Mrs Triparna Majumdar, Mrs Kaumudi Kalele, Ms Jyoti Yemul, Ms Pranita Gawande for sample testing and Mr Yash Joshi for support in sequence analysis. We acknowledge the support of Dr N.Kurkure for the histopathology services and Dr B. Dinesh Kumar, Scientist G, ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Telangana, India for providing the animals required for the experiment."