Nipah Virus Contamination of Hospital Surfaces during Outbreaks, Bangladesh, 2013-2014

Authors :: Hassan, Zakiul
Sazzad, Hossain M.S.
Luby, Stephen P.
Sturm-Ramirez, Katharine
Bhuiyan, Mejbah Uddin
Rahman, Mohammed Ziaur
Islam, Muzahidul
Stroher, Ute
Sultana, Sharmin
Kafi, Mohammad Abdullah Heel
Daszak, Peter
Rahman, Mahmudur
Gurley, Emily S.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. January, 2018, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p15, 7 p.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: Nipah virus (NiV) is a batborne paramyxovirus (1,2) that causes encephalitis in humans. NiV has caused outbreaks almost every year in Bangladesh since 2001; the case-fatality rate is >70% (3).The [...]

Subjects :: Hospital patients -- Health aspects
Disease transmission -- Health aspects
Transcription (Genetics) -- Health aspects
Caregivers -- Health aspects
RNA -- Health aspects
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