Detection of Nipah virus in Pteropus medius in 2019 outbreak from Ernakulam district, Kerala, India

Detection of Nipah virus in Pteropus medius in 2019 outbreak from Ernakulam district, Kerala, India

Abstract Background In June 2019, Nipah virus (NiV) infection was detected in a 21-year-old male (index case) of Ernakulum, Kerala, India. This study was undertaken to determine if NiV was in circulation in Pteropus species (spp) in those areas where the index case had visit history in 1 month. Meth...

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Main Authors: A. B. Sudeep, Pragya D. Yadav, Mangesh D. Gokhale, R. Balasubramanian, Nivedita Gupta, Anita Shete, Rajlaxmi Jain, Savita Patil, Rima R. Sahay, Dimpal A. Nyayanit, Sanjay Gopale, Prachi G. Pardeshi, Triparna D. Majumdar, Dilip R. Patil, A. P. Sugunan, Devendra T. Mourya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ernakulum
Nipah virus
NGS
IgG ELISA
Pteropus spp
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05865-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05865-7

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