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Manual on the diagnosis of nipah virus infection in animals

Year of publication 2002

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 90

Author Hume Field, Peter Daniels, Ong Bee Lee, Aziz Jamaludin and Mike Bunning

Publisher FAO & APHCA ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title RAP Publication

Series number 1020-6221|1014-2789|18194591|0428-9560

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Between September 1998 and May 1999, the outbreak of a new disease in pigs in Malaysia claimed over 100 human lives and devastated the nation’s pig industry, causing economic losses worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Subsequent clinical investigations revealed this to have been caused by the Nipah virus hosted by fruit bats, which are found all over Southeast Asia. Classified internationally at the highest biosecurity level, the Nipah virus needs the maximum level of care in the field and la boratory. This manual provides information on the emergence of the virus and detailed instructions for dealing safely with the virus. It includes chapters on risk assessment in field investigations, safety procedures during field and laboratory investigations, all aspects of control and eradication along with guidelines for action by the pig industry and governments to keep the virus out. A series of appendices list hands-on safety instructions and essential safety equipment.

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