Nipah Virus Infection in Dogs, Malaysia, 1999

Autor: 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
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 6, Pp 950-952 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1506.080453
Popis: 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.
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