National security and the menace of the nipah virus, 1998 – 2000: The Malaysian experience

• Main Authors: Wan Nur Izzati Wan Bahari,, Ahmad Kamal Ariffin Mohd Rus,, Zulkanain Abdul Rahman,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22605/1/Akademika_4.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22605/; https://ejournal.ukm.my/akademika/issue/view/1593

In 1998, Malaysian mainly pig farming community was bombarded with the tragedy of a new infectious disease. The emergence of this new virus in the world has dealt a major blow to Malaysia. The superficiality of understanding the Nipah Virus has disrupted public well-being. Simultaneously, the fr...