Journal ArticleOpen Access
Date Palm Sap Linked to Nipah Virus Outbreak in Bangladesh, 2008
Author Affiliations
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, ...
Published InVector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
Year2011
Citations240
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: We investigated a cluster of patients with encephalitis in the Manikgonj and Rajbari Districts of Bangladesh in February 2008 to determine the etiology and risk factors for disease. METHODS: We classified persons as confirmed Nipah cases by the presence of immunoglobulin M antibodies against Nipah virus (NiV), or by the presence of NiV RNA or by isolation of NiV from cerebrospinal fluid or throat swabs who had onset of symptoms between February 6 and March 10, 2008. We classified persons as probable cases if they reported fever with convulsions or altered mental status, who resided in the outbreak areas during that period, and who died before serum samples were collected. For the case-control study, we compared both confirmed and…
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