Nipah virus infection in Kozhikode, Kerala, South India, in 2018: Epidemiology of an outbreak of an emerging disease

• Главные авторы: Bina Thomas (Автор), Priya Chandran (Автор), M P Lilabi (Автор), Biju George (Автор), C P Sivakumar (Автор), V K Jayadev (Автор), V Bindu (Автор), R S Rajasi (Автор), Binsu Vijayan (Автор), Anu Mohandas (Автор), Nimin Hafeez (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: An outbreak of the rare and highly pathogenic Nipah virus infection occurred in Kozhikode, Kerala, India, during May 2018. Methodology: Outbreak control activities included laboratory case confirmation and isolation. Contact surveillance was initiated and close contacts were home quarant...