Nipah virus: A review on epidemiological characteristics and outbreaks to inform public health decision making
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Infection and Public Health
Abstract
The objectives of this review were to understand the epidemiology and outbreak of NiV infection and to discuss the preventive and control measures across different regions. We searched PubMed and Scopus for relevant articles from January 1999 to July 2018 and identified 927 articles which were screened for titles, abstracts and full texts by two review authors independently. The screening process resulted in 44 articles which were used to extract relevant information. Information on epidemiology of NiV, outbreaks in Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, India and Philippines, including diagnosis, prevention, treatment, vaccines, control, surveillance and economic burden due to NiV were discussed. Interdisciplinary and multi sectoral approach is vital in preventing the emergence of NiV. It is necessary to undertake rigorous research for developing vaccines and medicines to prevent and treat NiV.
First Page
634
Last Page
639
DOI
10.1016/j.jiph.2019.02.013
Publication Date
9-1-2019
Recommended Citation
Ambat, Aishwarya S.; Zubair, Sabah M.; Prasad, Neha; and Pundir, Prachi, "Nipah virus: A review on epidemiological characteristics and outbreaks to inform public health decision making" (2019). Open Access archive. 612.
https://impressions.manipal.edu/open-access-archive/612