Differences in epidemiologic and clinical features of Nipah virus encephalitis between the Malaysian and Bangladesh outbreaks

Neurology Asia

Volumn 13, Issue , 2008, Pages 23-26

  Chong, Heng Thay ^a,c   Hossain, M Jahangir ^b   Tan, Chong Tin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BAT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOREFLEXIA; INFECTION RISK; MALAYSIA; MORTALITY; MYOCLONUS; NIPAH VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; RISK FACTOR; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; INDIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SEROLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 69749126442     PISSN: 18236138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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