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Transmission of Nipah Virus — 14 Years of Investigations in Bangladesh

2019; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 380; Issue: 19 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa1805376

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Birgit Nikolay, Henrik Salje, M. Jahangir Hossain, AKM Dawlat Khan, Hossain M. S. Sazzad, Mahmudur Rahman, Peter Daszak, Ute Ströher, Juliet R. C. Pulliam, A. Marm Kilpatrick, Stuart T. Nichol, John D. Klena, Sharmin Sultana, Sayma Afroj, Stephen P. Luby, Simon Cauchemez, Emily S. Gurley,

Tópico(s)

Respiratory viral infections research

Resumo

Nipah virus is a highly virulent zoonotic pathogen that can be transmitted between humans. Understanding the dynamics of person-to-person transmission is key to designing effective interventions.

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