Nipah virus, an emerging zoonotic disease causing fatal encephalitis
Nipah virus, an emerging zoonotic disease causing fatal encephalitis
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London: Elsevier Ltd
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English
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Nipah virus is an acute febrile illness that can cause fatal encephalitis. It is an emerging zoonotic paramyxovirus endemic to south-east Asia and the western Pacific, and can be transmitted by its primary reservoir of fruit bats, through intermediate animal vectors and by human-to-human spread. Outbreaks of Nipah virus encephalitis have occurred i...
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Nipah virus, an emerging zoonotic disease causing fatal encephalitis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_9345211
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_9345211
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1470-2118
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1473-4893
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10.7861/clinmed.2022-0166
