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- Title
Outbreak of Henipavirus Infection, Philippines, 2014.
- Authors
Ching, Paola Katrina G.; de los Reyes, Vikki Carr; Sucaldito, Maria Nemia; Tayag, Enrique; Columna-Vingno, Alah Baby; Malbas Jr., Fedelino F.; Bolo Jr., Gilbert C.; Sejvar, James J.; Eagles, Debbie; Playford, Geoffrey; Dueger, Erica; Yoshihiro Kaku; Shigeru Morikawa; Makoto Kuroda; Marsh, Glenn A.; McCullough, Sam; Foxwell, A. Ruth
- Abstract
During 2014, henipavirus infection caused severe illness among humans and horses in southern Philippines; fatality rates among humans were high. Horse-to-human and human-to-human transmission occurred. The most likely source of horse infection was fruit bats. Ongoing surveillance is needed for rapid diagnosis, risk factor investigation, control measure implementation, and further virus characterization.
- Subjects
PHILIPPINES; VIRUS diseases; HENIPAVIRUSES; HORSE diseases; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; BATS as carriers of disease; EMERGING infectious diseases
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015, p328
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2102.141433