Clinical Presentation of Nipah Virus Infection in Bangladesh

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Authors

M. Jahangir Hossain · International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Emily S. Gurley · International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Joel M. Montgomery · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Michael Bell · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Darin S. Carroll · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Vincent Hsu · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

Nipah virus infection produced rapidly progressive severe illness affecting the central nervous and respiratory systems. Clinical characteristics of Nipah virus infection in Bangladesh, including a severe respiratory component, appear distinct from clinical characteristics reported during earlier outbreaks in other countries.

Topics & Keywords

Virology and Viral Diseases Viral Infections and Vectors Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 46, Issue 7, pp. 977-984

DOI: 10.1086/529147

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