Controlling Nipah virus encephalitis in Bangladesh: Policy options
Controlling Nipah virus encephalitis in Bangladesh: Policy options
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London: Palgrave Macmillan
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Nipah virus (NiV) encephalitis is endemic in Bangladesh, with yearly seasonal outbreaks occurring since 2003. NiV has a notable case fatality rate, 75-100 per cent depending on the strain. In Bangladesh, primary transmission to humans is believed to be because of consumption of bat-contaminated date palm sap (DPS). Both the disease and the virus ha...
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Controlling Nipah virus encephalitis in Bangladesh: Policy options
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7100436
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7100436
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0197-5897
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1745-655X
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10.1057/jphp.2015.13
