In what year was the Nipah virus first identified

In what year was the Nipah virus first identified

1999

NiV was first identified during an outbreak of disease that took place in Kampung Sungai Nipah, Malaysia in 1998. Nipah Virus was first identified in 1999. The natural host of the virus are fruit bats of the Pteropodidae Family, Pteropus genus. NiV was first identified during an outbreak of disease that took place in Kampung Sungai Nipah, Malaysia in 1998.