Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

A Review on Nipah Virus

Dr. Sujata S. Bhave

Abstract :

In 1998, Nipah Virus which is a paramoxyvirus  related to Hendra virus, first occurred in Malaysia. Clinical manifestations caused by the virus vary from asymptomatic infection to fatal encephalitis. No outeaks of Niipah virus (NiV) had been observed in Malaysia since 1999, however India and Bangladesh continue witness the outeaks. While the outeak in Malaysia and Singapore was primarily associated with the contact with pigs, in India and Bangladesh the major route of transmission is consumption of contaminated date palm sap and human–to–human transmission. The main reservoir of NiV is bats that transmit disease to humans and animals. Presently, as there are no specific drugs or vaccines available for the treatment of NiV, supportive care and prophylactic measures should be the major strengths of management.  

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Dr. Sujata S. Bhave, A Review on Nipah Virus, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2018

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