TY - JOUR
T1 - Outbreak of henipavirus infection, Philippines, 2014
AU - Ching, Paola Katrina G.
AU - de Los Reyes, Vikki Carr
AU - Sucaldito, Maria Nemia
AU - Tayag, Enrique
AU - Columna-Vingno, Alah Baby
AU - Malbas, Fedelino F.
AU - Bolo, Gilbert C.
AU - Sejvar, James J.
AU - Eagles, Debbie
AU - Playford, Geoffrey
AU - Dueger, Erica
AU - Kaku, Yoshihiro
AU - Morikawa, Shigeru
AU - Kuroda, Makoto
AU - Marsh, Glenn A.
AU - McCullough, Sam
AU - Foxwell, A. Ruth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - During 2014, henipavirus infection caused severe illness among humans and horses in southern Philippines; fatality rates among humans were high. Horse-to-human and human-to-human transmission occurred. The most likely source of horse infection was fruit bats. Ongoing surveillance is needed for rapid diagnosis, risk factor investigation, control measure implementation, and further virus characterization.
AB - During 2014, henipavirus infection caused severe illness among humans and horses in southern Philippines; fatality rates among humans were high. Horse-to-human and human-to-human transmission occurred. The most likely source of horse infection was fruit bats. Ongoing surveillance is needed for rapid diagnosis, risk factor investigation, control measure implementation, and further virus characterization.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84921823897&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3201/eid2102.141433
DO - 10.3201/eid2102.141433
M3 - Article
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 21
SP - 328
EP - 331
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 2
ER -