Abstract
The 1999 outbreak of Nipah virus encephalitis in humans and pigs in Peninsular Malaysia ended with the evacuation of humans and culling of pigs in the epidemic area. Serologic screening showed that, in the absence of infected pigs, dogs were not a secondary reservoir for Nipah virus.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / blood*
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Dog Diseases / epidemiology*
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Dog Diseases / immunology
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Dog Diseases / virology
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Dogs
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Henipavirus Infections / veterinary*
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Henipavirus Infections / virology*
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Humans
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Malaysia / epidemiology
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Nipah Virus / immunology*
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Prevalence
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Swine / virology
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Swine Diseases / epidemiology
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Swine Diseases / virology