Recurrent zoonotic transmission of Nipah virus into humans, Bangladesh, 2001-2007

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1229-1235

  Luby, Stephen P ^a   Hossain, M Jahangir ^a   Gurley, Emily S ^a   Ahmed, Be Nazir ^b   Banu, Shakila ^a   Khan, Salah Uddin ^a   Homaira, Nusrat ^a,b   Rota, Paul A ^c   Rollin, Pierre E ^c   Comer, James A ^c   Kenah, Eben ^d   Ksiazek, Thomas G ^c   Rahman, Mahmudur ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research   (Bangladesh)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BAT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIPAH VIRUS; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHIROPTERA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIPAH VIRUS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

EID: 68049105299     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1508.081237     Document Type: Article

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