Evolving epidemiology of Nipah virus infection in Bangladesh: Evidence from outbreaks during 2010-2011

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 371-380

  Chakraborty, A ^a,b   Sazzad, H M S ^a   Hossain, M J ^a   Islam, M S ^a   Parveen, S ^a   Husain, M ^b   Banu, S S ^b   Podder, G ^a   Afroj, S ^a   Rollin, P E ^c   Daszak, P ^d   Luby, S P ^a,e,f   Rahman, M ^b   Gurley, E S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

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

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

^d ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

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

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Nipah virus; nosocomial infection; outbreak

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FERMENTED PRODUCT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NIPAH VIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NIPAH VIRUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIPAH VIRUS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84983133925     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268815001314     Document Type: Article

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