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- Title
Risk Factors for Nipah Virus Encephalitis in Bangladesh.
- Authors
Montgomery, Joel M.; Hossain, Mohamed J.; Gurley, E.; Carroll, D. S.; Croisier, A.; Bertherat, E.; Asgari, N.; Formenty, P.; Keeler, N.; Comer, J.; Bell, M. R.; Akram, K.; Molla, A. R.; Zaman, K.; Islam, Mohamed R.; Wagoner, K.; Mills, J. N.; Rollin, P. E.; Ksiazek, T. G.; Breiman, R. F.
- Abstract
Nipah virus (NiV) is a paramyxovirus that causes severe encephalitis in humans. During January 2004, twelve patients with NiV encephalitis (NiVE) were identified in west-central Bangladesh. A case-control study was conducted to identify factors associated with NiV infection. NiVE patients from the outbreak were enrolled in a matched case-control study. Exact odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated by using a matched analysis. Climbing trees (83% of cases vs. 51% of controls, OR 8.2, 95% CI 1.25-8) and contact with another NiVE patient (67% of cases vs. 9% of controls, OR 21.4, 95% CI 2.78-966.1) were associated with infection. We did not identify an increased risk for NiV infection among persons who had contact with a potential intermediate host. Although we cannot rule out person-to-person transmission, case-patients were likely infected from contact with fruit bats or their secretions.
- Subjects
BANGLADESH; NIPAH virus; ENCEPHALITIS; DISEASE risk factors; PARAMYXOVIRUSES; PATIENTS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008, Vol 14, Issue 10, p1526
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1410.060507