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Nipah virus disease

MedGen UID:
728863
•Concept ID:
C1320202
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infection caused by Nipah virus; Nipah encephalitis; Nipah fever; Nipah virus infectious disease
SNOMED CT: Infection caused by Nipah virus (406597005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020499
Orphanet: ORPHA99825

Definition

Nipah virus disease, caused by the Nipah virus, is a recently discovered zoonotic disease characterized by fever, constitutional symptoms and encephalitis, sometimes accompanied by respiratory illness. [from ORDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNipah virus disease

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recent Advances of Nipah Virus Disease: Pathobiology to Treatment and Vaccine Advancement.
Saha S, Bhattacharya M, Lee SS, Chakraborty C
J Microbiol 2024 Oct;62(10):811-828. Epub 2024 Sep 18 doi: 10.1007/s12275-024-00168-3. PMID: 39292378

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Outbreak Investigation of Nipah Virus Disease in Kerala, India, 2018.
Arunkumar G, Chandni R, Mourya DT, Singh SK, Sadanandan R, Sudan P, Bhargava B; Nipah Investigators People and Health Study Group
J Infect Dis 2019 May 24;219(12):1867-1878. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy612. PMID: 30364984
Anthropogenic environmental change and the emergence of infectious diseases in wildlife.
Daszak P, Cunningham AA, Hyatt AD
Acta Trop 2001 Feb 23;78(2):103-16. doi: 10.1016/s0001-706x(00)00179-0. PMID: 11230820

Diagnosis

Recent Advances of Nipah Virus Disease: Pathobiology to Treatment and Vaccine Advancement.
Saha S, Bhattacharya M, Lee SS, Chakraborty C
J Microbiol 2024 Oct;62(10):811-828. Epub 2024 Sep 18 doi: 10.1007/s12275-024-00168-3. PMID: 39292378
Animal models of disease shed light on Nipah virus pathogenesis and transmission.
de Wit E, Munster VJ
J Pathol 2015 Jan;235(2):196-205. doi: 10.1002/path.4444. PMID: 25229234Free PMC Article

Therapy

Nipah virus disease: what can we do to improve patient care?
Hassan MZ, Shirin T, Satter SM, Rahman MZ, Bourner J, Cheyne A, Torreele E, Horby P, Olliaro P
Lancet Infect Dis 2024 Jul;24(7):e463-e471. Epub 2024 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00707-7. PMID: 38185127
Ethical issues in Nipah virus control and research: addressing a neglected disease.
Johnson T, Jamrozik E, Hurst T, Cheah PY, Parker MJ
J Med Ethics 2024 Aug 21;50(9):612-617. doi: 10.1136/jme-2023-109469. PMID: 38071589Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Animal models of disease shed light on Nipah virus pathogenesis and transmission.
de Wit E, Munster VJ
J Pathol 2015 Jan;235(2):196-205. doi: 10.1002/path.4444. PMID: 25229234Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Animal models of disease shed light on Nipah virus pathogenesis and transmission.
de Wit E, Munster VJ
J Pathol 2015 Jan;235(2):196-205. doi: 10.1002/path.4444. PMID: 25229234Free PMC Article

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