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Risk of Nosocomial Transmission of Nipah Virus in a Bangladesh Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Emily S. Gurley ,
Joel M. Montgomery ,
M. Jahangir Hossain ,
M. Rafiqul Islam ,
M. Abdur Rahim Molla ,
S. M. Shamsuzzaman ,
Kazi Akram ,
Kamruz Zaman ,
Nima Asgari  and
James A. Comer
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Emily S. Gurley*
Affiliation:
Centre for Health and Population Research, ICDDR.B, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Joel M. Montgomery
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
M. Jahangir Hossain
Affiliation:
Centre for Health and Population Research, ICDDR.B, Dhaka, Bangladesh
M. Rafiqul Islam
Affiliation:
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
M. Abdur Rahim Molla
Affiliation:
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
S. M. Shamsuzzaman
Affiliation:
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kazi Akram
Affiliation:
World Health Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kamruz Zaman
Affiliation:
World Health Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nima Asgari
Affiliation:
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
James A. Comer
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Abul Kalam Azad
Affiliation:
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Pierre E. Rollin
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Thomas G. Ksiazek
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Robert F. Breiman
Affiliation:
Centre for Health and Population Research, ICDDR.B, Dhaka, Bangladesh
*
Programme on Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences, Centre for Health and Population Research, ICDDR.B, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh (egurley@icddrb.org)
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Abstract

We conducted a seroprevalence study and exposure survey of healthcare workers to assess the risk of nosocomial transmission of Nipah virus during an outbreak in Bangladesh in 2004. No evidence of recent Nipah virus infection was detected despite substantial exposures and minimal use of personal protective equipment.

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Concise Communication
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 28 , Issue 6 , June 2007 , pp. 740 - 742
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2007

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