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ReviewTropical medicine and health2023

Possible high risk of transmission of the Nipah virus in South and South East Asia: a review.

Jagadish Joshi, Yogendra Shah, Kishor Pandey, Ram Prashad Ojha, Chet Raj Joshi, Lok Raj Bhatt, Shyam Prakash Dumre, Pushpa Raj Acharya, Hem Raj Joshi, Shikha Rimal and 9 more

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Review in Tropical medicine and health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 10 institutions in 3 countries.

Jagadish Joshi *Health Directorate, Doti, Rajpur, Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal. drjoshijagadish@gmail.com.
Yogendra Shah *Province Public Health Laboratory, Rajpur, Kailali, Nepal. yogendra.90@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0820-4556
Kishor PandeyEverest International Clinic and Research Center, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Ram Prashad OjhaProvince Public Health Laboratory, Rajpur, Kailali, Nepal.
Chet Raj JoshiMinistry of Social Development, Kailali, Dhangadhi, Sudaurpaschim Province, Nepal.
Lok Raj BhattProvince Public Health Laboratory, Rajpur, Kailali, Nepal.
Shyam Prakash DumreCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal.
Pushpa Raj AcharyaCentral Campus of Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Mid-West, University, Surkhet, Nepal.
Hem Raj JoshiHealth Directorate, Doti, Rajpur, Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal.
Shikha RimalHimalayan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (HICAST), Kirtipur, Nepal.
Ramesh ShahiSeti Provincial Hospital, Kailali, Dhangadhi, Nepal.
Deepak PokharelEverest International Clinic and Research Center, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kamal Singh KhadkaDepartment of Microbiology, Janapriya Multiple Campus, Kaski, Pokhara, Nepal.
Bimal DahalDepartment of Microbiology, Trichandra Multiple Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Saroj NepalEverest International Clinic and Research Center, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Ram Singh DhamiEverest International Clinic and Research Center, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Krishna Prasad PantDepartment of Microbiology, Far Western-University, Bhimdutta, Nepal.
Rajdip BasnetCentral Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal.
Basu Dev Pandey *Everest International Clinic and Research Center, Kathmandu, Nepal. basudevpandey@nagasaki-u.ac.jp.
Grande International Hospital · NPTribhuvan University · NPGovernment of Nepal · NPNational Public Health Laboratory · NPFar-western University · NPHimalayan College of Agricultural Sciences and TechnologyMinistry of Health and Population · NPNepal Development Research Institute · NPPokhara University · NPUniversity of Nagasaki · JP

Funding

AMED (Japan Agency of Medical Research and Development) under SCARDA JP223fa627004h0001AMED (Japan Agency of Medical Research and Development) under SCARDA JP22jm0210079h003AMED (Japan Agency of Medical Research and Development) under SCARDA JP233fa627004h0002AMED (Japan Agency of Medical Research and Development) under SCARDA JP23jm0210079h004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic, single-stranded RNA virus from the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Henipavirus. NiV is a biosafety-level-4 pathogen that is mostly spread by Pteropus species, which serve as its natural reservoir host. NiV is one of the major public health challenges in South and South East Asia. However, few molecular studies have been conducted to characterise NiV in a specific region. The main objective of this review is to understand the epidemiology, pathogenesis, molecular surveillance, transmission dynamics, genetic diversity, reservoir host, clinical characteristics, and phylogenetics of NiV. South and South East Asian nations have experienced NiV outbreaks. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that two primary clades of NiV are in circulation. In humans, NiV causes severe respiratory illness and/or deadly encephalitis. NiV is mainly diagnosed by ELISA along with PCR. Therefore, we recommend that the governments of the region support the One Health approach to reducing the risk of zoonotic disease transmission in their respective countries.

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ELISANipah virusOne HealthPCRSoutheast Asia

Identifiers

PMID37559114
PMCPMC10413696
OpenAlexW4385716030

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