All of these are zoonotic diseases that jumped from animals. A lesser-known zoonotic virus, Nipah, is of serious concern.

这些都是从动物身上传播的人畜共患疾病。一种鲜为人知的人畜共患病毒尼帕引起了严重关注。

Other diseases that have emerged from animals over the last five to ten years, he says, include the Nipah and Hendra viruses. These are usually found in bats.

他说过去5到10年里来自动物的疾病还包括立百病毒和亨德拉病毒，这些病毒通常是在蝙蝠身上发现的。

He says other diseases that have moved from animals to humans in the past five to ten years include the Nipah and Hendra viruses, which are usually found in bats.

他还说在过去的五到十年，动物传播给人类的疾病还包括尼帕病毒和亨德拉病毒，它们通常存在于蝙蝠体内。

Health officials are most concerned about the high mortality rate of the disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists the Nipah virus as a developing disease that could cause a global pandemic. Ebola and Zika are also on this list.

卫生官员最关心的是这种疾病的高死亡率。世界卫生组织（WHO）将尼帕病毒列为可能蔓延至全球的流行疾病。这一名单上就包括埃博拉病毒和寨卡病毒。