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Nipah Virus Infection in Dogs, Malaysia, 1999
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 6, Pp 950-952 (2009)
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009.
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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