Fatal encephalitis due to Nipah virus among pig-farmers in Malaysia

Background Between February and April, 1999, an outbreak of viral encephalitis occurred among pig-farmers in Malaysia. We report findings for the first three patients who died. Methods Samples of tissue were taken at necropsy. Blood and cerebrospinal-fluid (CSF) samples taken before death were cultu...

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Main Authors:	Chua, K.B., Goh, K.J., Wong, K.T., Kamarulzaman, A., Tan, P.S.K., Ksiazek, T.G., Zaki, S.R., Paul, G., Lam, S.K., Tan, C.T.
Format:	Article
Language:	en
Published:	1999
Subjects:	R Medicine
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/4579/1/Chua-1999-Fatal_encephalitis_d.pdf http://eprints.um.edu.my/4579/
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