Outbreak of Henipavirus Infection, Philippines, 2014

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ching, Paola Katrina G. ; de los Reyes, Vikki Carr ; Sucaldito, Maria Nemia ; Tayag, Enrique ; Columna-Vingno, Alah Baby ; Malbas, Fedelino F. ; Bolo, Gilbert C. ; Sejvar, James J. ; Eagles, Debbie ; Playford, Geoffrey ; Dueger, Erica ; Kaku, Yoshihiro ; Morikawa, Shigeru ; Kuroda, Makoto ; Marsh, Glenn A. ; McCullough, Sam ; Foxwell, A. Ruth
• Description:
  During 2014, henipavirus infection caused severe illness among humans and horses in southern Philippines; fatality rates among humans were high. Horse-to-human and human-to-human transmission occurred. The most likely source of horse infection was fruit bats. Ongoing surveillance is needed for rapid diagnosis, risk factor investigation, control measure implementation, and further virus characterization.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Animal Diseases Animals Base Sequence Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Henipavirus Henipavirus Infections Henipavirus Infections/History History, 21St Century Humans Male Middle Aged Molecular Sequence Data Molecular Typing Phylogeny Population Surveillance Sequence Alignment Serotyping Viral Proteins Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(2):328-331.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Philippines
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f3f6789909347e7d9f64d70f704b531eeed9030a9404f3dc62999b9311260796
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/27446/cdc_27446_DS1.pdf
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