Tackling a global epidemic threat: Nipah surveillance in Bangladesh, 2006-2021.

Human Nipah virus (NiV) infection is an epidemic-prone disease and since the first recognized outbreak in Bangladesh in 2001, human infections have been detected almost every year. Due to its high case fatality rate and public health importance, a hospital-based Nipah sentinel surveillance was estab...

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Published in:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors: Syed Moinuddin Satter, Wasik Rahman Aquib, Sharmin Sultana, Ahmad Raihan Sharif, Arifa Nazneen, Muhammad Rashedul Alam, Ayesha Siddika, Fateha Akther Ema, Kamal Ibne Amin Chowdhury, Ahmed Nawsher Alam, Mahmudur Rahman, John D Klena, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, Sayera Banu, Tahmina Shirin, Joel M Montgomery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-09-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011617