... Human Nipah virus (NiV) infection was first recognized in a large outbreak of 276 reported cases in peninsular Malaysia and Singapore from September 1998 ...

Abstract. The Nipah virus outbreak in Malaysia (September 1998 to May 1999) resulted in 265 cases of acute encephalitis with 105 deaths, and near ...

Although there has been no NiV outbreak in Malaysia for decades, only the very brave can vouch that it will not recur. There appears to be no ...

The majority of human cases were employed in the pig industry and had a history of direct contact with live pigs. Page 4. The causative agent. • Nipah virus has ...

The outbreak of Nipah virus encephalitis in Malaysia in 1998, which was caused by a newly emergent and deadly virus, is yet another example. This article summa ...

When he discovered the Nipah virus, he was a graduate student at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sanjit Das for NPR ...

Past Outbreaks. Nipah virus was first recognized in 1999 during an outbreak among pig farmers in, Malaysia. No new outbreaks have been ...

Nipah virus, a novel paramyxovirus, closely related to Hendra virus emerged in northern part of Peninsular Malaysia in 1998. The virus caused an outbreak of ...

The Nipah virus outbreak in Malaysia (September 1998 to May 1999) resulted in 265 cases of acute encephalitis with 105 deaths, and near collapse of the ...

The 1998–1999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak was a Nipah virus outbreak occurred from September 1998 to May 1999 in the states of Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor in Malaysia. A total of 265 cases of acute encephalitis with 105 deaths caused by the virus were reported in the three states throughout the outbreak.