Role of electron microscopy in Nipah virus outbreak investigation and control

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-142

  Chua, Kaw Bing ^a   Wong, Elsie M H ^b   Cropp, Bruce C ^c   Hyatt, Alex D ^d  

^a Makmal Kesihatan Awam Kebangsaan Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Nipah virus; Outbreak investigation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INOCULATION; LABORATORY TEST; NIPAH VIRUS; PATHOGENESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NIPAH VIRUS; VERO CELLS;

EID: 34547624095     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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