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The initial case in human outbreaks of Nipah virus has always been zoonotic [8] from exposure to contaminated secretions or tissues of infected bats or pigs. Subsequent human-to-human transmission of Nipah virus occurs via close contact with NiV-infected persons or exposure to NiV-infected body fluids (e.g., blood, urine, nasal secretions). [1]
The virus firstly struck pig-farms in the suburb of Ipoh in Perak with the occurrence of respiratory illness and encephalitis among the pigs, where it was initially believed to have been caused by Japanese encephalitis (JE), due to four serum samples from 28 infected humans in the area which tested positive for JE-specific Immunoglobulin M (IgM) which is also confirmed by the findings of the ...
The Nipah virus structural model, constructed at an atomic resolution, depicts a particle with a diameter of 90 nm, adorned with spikes. This model affords a glimpse into the virus's interior. The Nipah virus is known for its high mortality rate and is viewed as a potential candidate for the next pandemic.
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The index case of the outbreak was reported at a private hospital in Kozhikode district on 5 September, when a 12-year-old boy from Chathamangalam died after testing positive for Nipah virus infection. [49] [50] The new Nipah infection, which spreads through the saliva of fruit bats, came three years after a previous outbreak which claimed 17 ...
By Rupam Jain. New Delhi (Reuters) - Experts have fanned out in India's southern state of Kerala to collect samples of fluid from bats and fruit trees in a region where the deadly Nipah virus has ...
Filovirus diseases (Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus disease) Highly pathogenic emerging Coronaviruses relevant to humans (MERS and SARS) Lassa fever; Nipah virus infection; Rift Valley fever; These were selected based on the following measures: Human transmissibility (including population immunity, behavioural factors, etc.) Severity or ...