Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

An Apparently New Virus (Family Paramyxoviridae) Infectious for Pigs, Humans, and Fruit Bats

Adrian W. Philbey*, Peter D. Kirkland*, Anthony D. Ross*, Rodney J. Davis*, Anne B. Gleeson*, Robert J. Love†, Peter W. Daniels‡, Allan R. Gould‡, and Alex D. Hyatt‡

Author affiliations: *Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Camden, New South Wales, Australia; †University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales, Australia; ‡CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

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Transmission electron micrographs of Menangle virus negatively stained with 2% phosphotungstic acid. A. Depicts the pleomorphic nature of the virion; bar=100nm. B. Shows a disrupted virion, the virus envelope with surface projections (hollow arrow) and nucleocapsids (solid arrow); bar=100nm.

Figure. Transmission electron micrographs of Menangle virus negatively stained with 2% phosphotungstic acid. A. Depicts the pleomorphic nature of the virion; bar=100nm. B. Shows a disrupted virion, the virus envelope with surface projections (hollow arrow) and nucleocapsids (solid arrow); bar=100nm.

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