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ReviewViruses2020

Nipah Virus: Past Outbreaks and Future Containment.

Vinod Soman Pillai, Gayathri Krishna, Mohanan Valiya Veettil

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Review in Viruses, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
77citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
13.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 185 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vinod Soman PillaiVirology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin 682022, Kerala, India.
Gayathri KrishnaVirology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin 682022, Kerala, India.
Mohanan Valiya VeettilVirology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin 682022, Kerala, India.
Cochin University of Science and Technology · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral outbreaks of varying frequencies and severities have caused panic and havoc across the globe throughout history. Influenza, small pox, measles, and yellow fever reverberated for centuries, causing huge burden for economies. The twenty-first century witnessed the most pathogenic and contagious virus outbreaks of zoonotic origin including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Ebola virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and Nipah virus. Nipah is considered one of the world's deadliest viruses with the heaviest mortality rates in some instances. It is known to cause encephalitis, with cases of acute respiratory distress turning fatal. Various factors contribute to the onset and spread of the virus. All through the infected zone, various strategies to tackle and enhance the surveillance and awareness with greater emphasis on personal hygiene has been formulated. This review discusses the recent outbreaks of Nipah virus in Malaysia, Bangladesh and India, the routes of transmission, prevention and control measures employed along with possible reasons behind the outbreaks, and the precautionary measures to be ensured by private-public undertakings to contain and ensure a lower incidence in the future.

Indexed as

AnimalsBangladeshChiropteraDisease OutbreaksEncephalitis, ViralHenipavirus InfectionsHumansIndiaInfection ControlMalaysiaNipah VirusViral Structural ProteinsViral Structural Proteinscontrolemerging virusNipahoutbreakpreventiontransmission

Identifiers

PMID32325930
PMCPMC7232522
OpenAlexW3017009457

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