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

• Main Authors: Bina Thomas (Author), Priya Chandran (Author), M P Lilabi (Author), Biju George (Author), C P Sivakumar (Author), V K Jayadev (Author), V Bindu (Author), R S Rajasi (Author), Binsu Vijayan (Author), Anu Mohandas (Author), Nimin Hafeez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...