Late presentation of Nipah virus encephalitis and kinetics of the humoral immune response
Nipah virus is a newly discovered paramyxovirus transmitted directly from pigs to humans. During a large encephalitis outbreak in Malaysia and Singapore in 1998–9, most patients presented acutely. A 12 year old child is described who developed encephalitis 4 months after exposure to the virus. She w...
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
2001
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