A large-scale behavior change intervention to prevent Nipah transmission in Bangladesh: components and costs

A large-scale behavior change intervention to prevent Nipah transmission in Bangladesh: components and costs

Abstract Background Nipah virus infection (NiV) is a bat-borne zoonosis transmitted to humans through consumption of NiV-contaminated raw date palm sap in Bangladesh. The objective of this analysis was to measure the cost of an NiV prevention intervention and estimate the cost of scaling it up to di...

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Main Authors: Nazmun Nahar, Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Rebeca Sultana, Fernando Garcia, Repon C. Paul, Jaynal Abedin, Hossain M. S. Sazzad, Mahmudur Rahman, Emily S. Gurley, Stephen P. Luby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Nipah virus infection
Behavior change communication intervention
Prevention
Intervention cost
Bangladesh
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2549-1

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