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cord-254254-14xtxmpg	Dhillon, Jasmine	Controlling Nipah virus encephalitis in Bangladesh: Policy options	2015-04-30		.txt	text/plain	3816	234	54	First identified and isolated in the village of Sungai Nipah, Malaysia in 1999 during a severe disease outbreak in humans and pigs, NiV was initially diagnosed as a Hendra-like virus and named 'Nipah'. Preliminary studies show the local population, including health professionals, in Bangladesh are generally misinformed about the transmission and spread of the Nipah virus; 9 they remain unaware of the signs of infection and methods of protecting themselves and family members. Surveillance of hospital staff biweekly or monthly during the outbreak season (November-May) will help monitor the potential nosocomial spread of the disease and will also assess the human-to-human transmission potential of the evolving Nipah virus. This option may not completely eliminate the disease as it targets only one form of virus transmission (bats-to-humans), but may help prevent the index cases in future sporadic outbreaks. A randomized controlled trial of interventions to impede date palm sap contamination by bats to prevent Nipah virus transmission in Bangladesh	./cache/cord-254254-14xtxmpg.txt	./txt/cord-254254-14xtxmpg.txt