Nipah Virus Exposure in Domestic and Peridomestic Animals Living in Human Outbreak Sites, Bangladesh, 2013-2015

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Feb;29(2):393-396. doi: 10.3201/eid2902.221379.

Abstract

Spillovers of Nipah virus (NiV) from Pteropus bats to humans occurs frequently in Bangladesh, but the risk for spillover into other animals is poorly understood. We detected NiV antibodies in cattle, dogs, and cats from 6 sites where spillover human NiV infection cases occurred during 2013-2015.

Keywords: Bangladesh; Indian flying fox; NiV; Nipah virus; Pteropus medius; domestic animals; henipaviruses; peridomestic animals; spillover; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bangladesh / epidemiology
  • Cattle
  • Chiroptera*
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Dogs
  • Henipavirus Infections* / epidemiology
  • Henipavirus Infections* / veterinary
  • Humans
  • Nipah Virus*