... 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