Bangladesh researchers: Transfer of immunity against Nipah virus from mother to child confirmed for the first time outbreaknewstoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from outbreaknewstoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Scientists from the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, or icddr,b have discovered that newborns receive humoral immunity against the Nipah virus from their mothers.
Researchers at the icddr,b have found evidence that a newborn received immunity against the Nipah virus from the mother who survived infection previously.