Risk factors for Nipah virus infection among Pteropid bats, Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abd Rahman, Sohayati, Hassan, Latiffah, Epstein, Jonathan H., C. Mamat, Zaini, Mohd Yatim, Aziz, Syed Hassan, Sharifah, Field, Hume E., Hughes, Tom, Westrum, Justin, Naim, M. S., Arshad, Siti Suri, Jamaluddin, A. Aziz, Daszak, Peter
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29839/1/Risk%20factors%20for%20Nipah%20virus%20infection%20among%20Pteropid%20bats.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29839/; http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/1/12-0221_article

We conducted cross-sectional and longitudinal studies to determine the distribution of and risk factors for seropositivity to Nipah virus (NiV) among Pteropus vampyrus and P. hypomelanus bats in Peninsular Malaysia. Neutralizing antibodies against NiV were detected at most locations surveyed. We obs...