Cluster of Nipah virus infection, Kushtia District, Bangladesh, 2007.

Cluster of Nipah virus infection, Kushtia District, Bangladesh, 2007.

OBJECTIVE: In March 2007, we investigated a cluster of Nipah encephalitis to identify risk factors for Nipah infection in Bangladesh. METHODS: We defined confirmed Nipah cases by the presence of IgM and IgG antibodies against Nipah virus in serum. Case-patients, who resided in the same village durin...

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Main Authors: Nusrat Homaira, Mahmudur Rahman, M Jahangir Hossain, Nazmun Nahar, Rasheda Khan, Mostafizur Rahman, Goutam Podder, Kamrun Nahar, Dawlat Khan, Emily S Gurley, Pierre E Rollin, James A Comer, Thomas G Ksiazek, Stephen P Luby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2958840?pdf=render

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