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Nipah Virus Exposure in Domestic and Peridomestic Animals Living in Human Outbreak Sites, Bangladesh, 2013–2015

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Authors: Ausraful Islam, Deborah L. Cannon, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, Salah Uddin Khan, Jonathan H. Epstein, Peter Daszak, Stephen P. Luby, Joel M. Montgomery, John D. Klena, Emily S. Gurley

Year: 2024

Journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid2902.221379

Summary

This study detected Nipah virus antibodies in cattle, dogs, and cats from six sites where spillover human Nipah infection cases occurred in Bangladesh between 2013 and 2015.

Key Findings

  • Nipah virus was detected in domestic and peridomestic animals living near humans with spillover cases in Bangladesh
  • Three instances of animal contact were associated with human Nipah infections in Bangladesh
  • Little is known about the transmission mechanisms of henipaviruses into livestock and peridomestic animals in Bangladesh

Methodology

  • Study Type: Cross-sectional study
  • Sample Size: N/A
  • Geographic Focus: Bangladesh
  • Time Period: 2013–2015

Topics

Epidemiology, Virology, Zoonosis

Relevance

The study highlights the risk of Nipah virus infection in domestic and peridomestic animals in Bangladesh, which could potentially serve as intermediate hosts for zoonotic henipavirus transmission.

Source

View the entire paper: File:22-1379.pdf

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