Seroprevalence of nipah virus infection in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Yong, Ming-Yen, Lee, Soo-Ching, Ngui, Romano, Lim, Yvonne Ai-Lian, Phipps, Maude E., Chang, Li-Yen
• Format: Article
• Published: Oxford Univ. Press 2021
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; QR180 Immunology; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/35919/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85084613554&doi=10.1093%2fINFDIS%2fJIAA085&partnerID=40&md5=a2a7c0da6431e98fff12ebb468031e90

Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak occurred in Malaysia in 1998. The natural host reservoir for NiV is Pteropus bats, which are commonly found throughout Malaysia. Humans become infected when NiV spills over from the reservoir species. In this study, NiV serosurveillance in Peninsular Malaysia, particularly...