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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1902.120971
Personal Author:
Sazzad, Hossain M.S.; Hossain, M. Jahangir; Gurley, Emily S.; Ameen, Kazi M.H.; Parveen, Shahana; ... More +
Sazzad, Hossain M.S.; Hossain, M. Jahangir; Gurley, Emily S.; Ameen, Kazi M.H.; Parveen, Shahana; Islam, M. Saiful; Faruque, Labib I.; Podder, Goutam; Banu, Sultana S.; Lo, Michael K.; Rollin, Pierre E.; Rota, Paul A.; Daszak, Peter; Rahman, Mahmudur; Luby, Stephen P.; Less -
Description:
Active Nipah virus encephalitis surveillance identified an encephalitis cluster and sporadic cases in Faridpur, Bangladesh, in January 2010. We identified 16 case-patients; 14 of these patients died. For 1 case-patient, the only known exposure was hugging a deceased patient with a probable case, while another case-patient's exposure involved preparing the same corpse for burial by removing oral secretions and anogenital excreta with a cloth and bare hands. Among 7 persons with confirmed sporadic cases, 6 died, including a physician who had physically examined encephalitis patients without gloves or a mask. Nipah virus-infected patients were more likely than community-based controls to report drinking raw date palm sap and to have had physical contact with an encephalitis patient (29% vs. 4%, matched odds ratio undefined). Efforts to prevent transmission should focus on reducing caregivers' exposure to infected patients' bodily secretions during care and traditional burial practices.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Arecaceae
Beverages
Burial
Cadaver
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross Infection
Disease Outbreaks
Encephalitis, Viral
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Henipavirus Infections
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
Male
Middle Aged
Nipah Virus
Physicians
Risk Factors
Synopsis
Young Adult

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 19(2):210-217.;
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Funding:
2R01-TW005869/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States; 5U01CI000628-01/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHS/United States; R01 GM100471/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States;
2R01-TW005869/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States; 5U01CI000628-01/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHS/United States; R01 GM100471/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States; Less -
Place as Subject:
Bangladesh;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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