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Nipah virus infection in dogs, Malaysia, 1999.

Mills, James N; Alim, Asiah N M; Bunning, Michel L; Lee, Ong Bee; Wagoner, Kent D; Amman, Brian R; Stockton, Patrick C; Ksiazek, Thomas G.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 15(6): 950-2, 2009 Jun.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19523300

ABSTRACT

The 1999 outbreak of Nipah virus encephalitis in humans and pigs in Peninsular Malaysia ended with the evacuation of humans and culling of pigs in the epidemic area. Serologic screening showed that, in the absence of infected pigs, dogs were not a secondary reservoir for Nipah virus.

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Antibodies, Viral/blood , Disease Outbreaks , Dog Diseases/epidemiology , Henipavirus Infections/veterinary , Henipavirus Infections/virology , Nipah Virus/immunology , Animals , Dog Diseases/immunology , Dog Diseases/virology , Dogs , Humans , Malaysia/epidemiology , Prevalence , Swine/virology , Swine Diseases/epidemiology , Swine Diseases/virology

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