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Nipah Virus: A Zoonotic Threat Re-Emerging in the Wake of Global Public Health Challenges.

Francesco Branda, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Marta Giovanetti, Mattia Albanese, Erica Binetti, Massimo Ciccozzi, Fabio Scarpa

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Review in Microorganisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Proteome conserved multi-epitope-based vaccine construct against Nipah virus.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026
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  18. Metagenomic analysis of viral diversity in Portuguese bats.Veterinary research communications · 2025
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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

7 authors.

Francesco BrandaUnit of Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9485-3877
Giancarlo CeccarelliDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome Sapienza, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5921-3180
Marta GiovanettiDepartment of Science and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5849-7326
Mattia AlbaneseDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome Sapienza, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Erica BinettiDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome Sapienza, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-9831-6648
Massimo CiccozziUnit of Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3866-9239
Fabio ScarpaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3501-714X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The re-emergence of the Nipah virus (NiV) in Kerala, India, following the tragic death of a 14-year-old boy, underscores the persistent threat posed by zoonotic pathogens and highlights the growing global public health challenge. With no vaccine or curative treatment available, and fatality rates as high as 94% in past outbreaks, the Nipah virus is a critical concern for health authorities worldwide. Transmitted primarily through contact with fruit bats or consumption of contaminated food, as well as direct human-to-human transmission, NiV remains a highly lethal and unpredictable pathogen. The World Health Organization has classified Nipah as a priority pathogen due to its alarming potential to cause widespread outbreaks and even trigger the next pandemic. Recent outbreaks in India and Bangladesh, occurring with seasonal regularity, have once again exposed the vulnerability of public health systems in containing this virus. This study explores the epidemiology, ecological factors driving transmission, and the public health response to NiV, emphasizing the role of zoonotic spillovers in pandemic preparedness. As the global community grapples with an increasing number of emerging infectious diseases, the Nipah virus stands as a stark reminder of the importance of coordinated surveillance, rapid containment measures, and the urgent development of novel strategies to mitigate the impact of this re-emerging threat.

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global healthNipah virussurveillancezoonotic pathogens

Identifiers

PMID39858892
PMCPMC11767623

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