**4.6 Nipah virus and other henipaviruses**

Very little information on the virucidal efficacy of microbicides for Nipah virus or other henipaviruses was identified during this literature search. Claims as to utility of certain microbicides for these paramyxoviruses include the following: "Paramyxoviruses are susceptible to common soaps and disinfectants; lipid solvents (alcohol and ether) and sodium hypochlorite solutions were used effectively in outbreaks for cleaning and disinfection" [79]. This sort of information, without supporting primary literature, is only marginally useful. Important information, including microbicide concentration, contact time, matrix and methodology used to determine virucidal efficacy, are missing from this brief statement. It is clear from **Table 7** that considerable knowledge gaps exist for virucidal efficacy of microbicides for these Priority List paramyxoviruses.
