Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2015)

Outbreak of Henipavirus Infection, Philippines, 2014

  • Paola Katrina G. Ching,
  • Vikki Carr de los Reyes,
  • Maria Nemia Sucaldito,
  • Enrique Tayag,
  • Alah Baby Columna-Vingno,
  • Fedelino F. Malbas,
  • Gilbert C. Bolo,
  • James Sejvar,
  • Debbie Eagles,
  • Geoffrey Playford,
  • Erica Dueger,
  • Yoshihiro Kaku,
  • Shigeru Morikawa,
  • Makoto Kuroda,
  • Glenn A. Marsh,
  • Sam McCullough,
  • A. Ruth Foxwell

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2102.141433
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 2
pp. 328 – 331

Abstract

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During 2014, henipavirus infection caused severe illness among humans and horses in southern Philippines; fatality rates among humans were high. Horse-to-human and human-to-human transmission occurred. The most likely source of horse infection was fruit bats. Ongoing surveillance is needed for rapid diagnosis, risk factor investigation, control measure implementation, and further virus characterization.

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