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SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkNipahVirus(NiV)SectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateTransmissionMinusRelatedPagesNipahvirus(NiV)canspreadtopeoplefrom:Directcontactwithinfectedanimals,suchasbatsorpigs,ortheirbodyfluids(suchasblood,urineorsaliva)Consumingfoodproductsthathavebeencontaminatedbybodyfluidsofinfectedanimals(suchaspalmsaporfruitcontaminatedbyaninfectedbat)ClosecontactwithapersoninfectedwithNiVortheirbodyfluids(includingnasalorrespiratorydroplets,urine,orblood)InthefirstknownNiVoutbreak,peoplewereprobablyinfectedthroughclosecontactwithinfectedpigs.TheNiVstrainidentifiedinthatoutbreakappearedtohavebeentransmittedinitiallyfrombatstopigs,withsubsequentspreadwithinpigpopulations.Thenpeoplewhoworkedcloselywithinfectedpigsbeganfallingill.Noperson-to-persontransmissionwasreportedinthatoutbreak.However,person-to-personspreadofNiVisregularlyreportedinBangladeshandIndia.ThisismostcommonlyseeninthefamiliesandcaregiversofNiV-infectedpatients,andinhealthcaresettings.Transmissionalsooccursfromexposuretofoodproductsthathavebeencontaminatedbyinfectedanimals,includingconsumptionofrawdatepalmsaporfruitthathasbeencontaminatedwithsalivaorurinefrominfectedbats.SomecasesofNiVinfectionhavealsobeenreportedamongpeoplewhoclimbtreeswherebatsoftenroost.Pagelastreviewed:October6,2020Contentsource:CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,NationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID),DivisionofHigh-ConsequencePathogensandPathology(DHCPP),ViralSpecialPathogensBranch(VSPB)homeNipahVirus(NiV)WhatisNipahVirus?TransmissionSigns&SymptomsDiagnosisTreatmentPreventionResourcesRelatedLinksAboutVSPB(ViralSpecialPathogensBranch)FacebookTwitterLinkedInSASstatsExitNotification/DisclaimerPolicyCloseLinkswiththisiconindicatethatyouareleavingtheCDCwebsite.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)cannotattesttotheaccuracyofanon-federalwebsite.Linkingtoanon-federalwebsitedoesnotconstituteanendorsementbyCDCoranyofitsemployeesofthespo

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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.1998–1999MalaysiaNipahvirusoutbreakFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearch1998–1999MalaysiaNipahvirusoutbreakThefirstsiteofthevirusinIpohin1998andlateroccurrencetootherplaceswiththevirusextentinbluewhileHendravirusinred,bothbelongtotheParamyxoviridaefamily.The1998–1999NipahvirusoutbreakareasinWestMalaysia,blueistheoriginsourceoftheviruswhiletheredarefurtheraffectedareas.DiseaseNipahvirusinfectionVirusstrainNipahvirusFirstoutbreakIpoh,PerakIndexcaseSeptember1998Confirmedcases265Deaths105The1998–1999MalaysiaNipahvirusoutbreakwasaNipahvirusoutbreakoccurredfromSeptember1998toMay1999inthestatesofPerak,NegeriSembilanandSelangorinMalaysia.Atotalof265casesofacuteencephalitiswith105deathscausedbytheviruswerereportedinthethreestatesthroughouttheoutbreak.[1]TheMalaysianhealthauthoritiesatthefirstthoughtJapaneseencephalitis(JE)wasthecauseofinfectionwhichhamperedthedeploymentofeffectivemeasurestopreventthespreadbeforebeingfinallyidentifiedbyalocalvirologistfromtheFacultyofMedicine,UniversityofMalayathatitwasanewlydiscoveredagentnamedNipahvirus(NiV).ThediseasewasasdeadlyastheEbolavirusdisease(EVD),butattackedthebrainsysteminsteadofthebloodvessels.[1][2]UniversityofMalaya'sFacultyofMedicineandtheUniversityofMalayaMedicalCentreplayedamajorroleinservingasamajorreferralcentrefortheoutbreak,treatingmajorityoftheNipahpatientsandwasinstrumentalinisolatingthenovelvirusandresearchedonitsfeatures.Thisemergingdiseaseswhereitcausedmajorlossestobothanimalandhumanlives,affectinglivestocktradeandcreatedasignificantsetbacktotheswinesectoroftheanimalindustryinMalaysia.[3]Thecountryalsobecametheoriginoftheviruswhereithadnomorecasessince1999butfurtheroutbreakscontinue

... Human Nipah virus (NiV) infection was first recognized in a large outbreak of 276 reported cases in peninsular Malaysia and Singapore from September 1998 ...HomeVirusParamyxovirinaeParamyxoviridaeRNAVirusMononegaviralesHenipavirusNipahVirusArticleLiteratureReviewNipahvirusoutbreakinMalaysiaMay2003JournalofClinicalVirology26(3):265-75DOI:10.1016/S1386-6532(02)00268-8SourcePubMedAuthors:KawBingChuaRequestfull-textPDFToreadthefull-textofthisresearch,youcanrequestacopydirectlyfromtheauthor.Requestfull-textDownloadcitationCopylinkLinkcopiedRequestfull-textDownloadcitationCopylinkLinkcopiedToreadthefull-textofthisresearch,youcanrequestacopydirectlyfromtheauthor.Citations(324)References(56)AbstractNipahvirus,anovelparamyxovirus,closelyrelatedtoHendravirusemergedinnorthernpartofPeninsularMalaysiain1998.Theviruscausedanoutbreakofseverefebrileencephalitisinhumanswithahighmortalityrate,whereas,inpigs,encephalitisandrespiratorydiseasesbutwitharelativelylowmortalityrate.TheoutbreaksubsequentlyspreadtovariousregionsofthecountryandSingaporeinthesouthduetothemovementofinfectedpigs.Nipahviruscausedsystemicinfectionsinhumans,pigsandothermammals.Histopathologicalandradiologicalfindingswerecharacteristicofthedisease.FruitbatsofPteropidspecieswereidentifiedasthenaturalreservoirhosts.Evidencesuggestedthatclimaticandanthropogenicdrivenecologicalchangescoupledwiththelocationofpiggeriesinorchardandthedesignofpigstiesallowedthespill-overofthisnovelparamyxovirusfromitsreservoirhostintothedomesticpigsandultimatelytohumansandotheranimals.Discovertheworld'sresearch20+millionmembers135+millionpublications700k+researchprojectsJoinforfreeNofull-textavailableToreadthefull-textofthisresearch,youcanrequestacopydirectlyfromtheauthor.Requestfull-textPDFCitations(324)References(56)...HumanNipahvirus(NiV)infectionwasfirstrecognizedinalargeoutbreakof276reportedcasesinpeninsularMalaysiaandSingaporefromSeptember1998throughMay1999[24][25][26].Mostcaseshadcontactwithsickpigs[27].......Mostcaseshadcontactwi

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