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Nipah Virus Infection in Dogs, Malaysia, 1999

Authors :
James N. Mills
Asiah N.M. Alim
Michel L. Bunning
Ong Bee Lee
Kent D. Wagoner
Brian R. Amman
Patrick C. Stockton
Thomas G. Ksiazek
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 6, Pp 950-952 (2009)
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009.

Abstract

The 1999 outbreak of Nipah virus encephalitis in humans and pigs in Peninsular Malaysia ended with the evacuation of humans and culling of pigs in the epidemic area. Serologic screening showed that, in the absence of infected pigs, dogs were not a secondary reservoir for Nipah virus.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
15
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.bb653c2dbeb4e77b742587b80395cd5
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1506.080453