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

Chua KB 1 , Goh KJ , Wong KT , Kamarulzaman A , Tan PS , Ksiazek TG Show all authors , Zaki SR , Paul G , Lam SK , Tan CT

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  • 1 Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lancet, 1999 Oct 9;354(9186):1257-9.
PMID: 10520635

Abstract

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.

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