Characterization of the Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Nipah Virus Spillover Events in Bangladesh, 2007-2013.
J Infect Dis
; 217(9): 1390-1394, 2018 04 11.
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ABSTRACT
Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus harbored by bats and lethal to humans. Bat-to-human spillovers occur every winter in Bangladesh. However, there is significant heterogeneity in the number of spillovers detected by district and year that remains unexplained. We analyzed data from all 57 spillovers during 2007-2013 and found that temperature differences explained 36% of the year-to-year variation in the total number of spillovers each winter and that distance to surveillance hospitals explained 45% of spatial heterogeneity. Interventions to prevent human infections may be most important during colder winters. Further work is needed to understand how dynamics of bat infections explains spillover risk.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estaciones del Año
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Zoonosis
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Virus Nipah
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Infecciones por Henipavirus
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect Dis
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia