Nipah Virus Nipah Virus- Scientific name: Nipah Henipavirus Family-Paramyxoviridae Phylum-Negarnaviricota Order-Mononegavirales Kingdom-Orthornavirae What is Nipah Virus (NiV)? Nipah Virus was first discovered in 1999 during an outbreak of disease among pigs and people in Malaysia & Singapore. Since 1999 no other outbreak of disease found…Read more