TY - JOUR AU - Hsu, Vincent P. AU - Hossain, Mohammed Jahangir AU - Parashar, Umesh D. AU - Ali, Mohammed Monsur AU - Ksiazek, Thomas G. AU - Kuzmin, Ivan AU - Niezgoda, Michael AU - Rupprecht, Charles AU - Bresee, Joseph AU - Breiman, Robert F. T1 - Nipah Virus Encephalitis Reemergence, Bangladesh T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2004 VL - 10 IS - 12 SP - 2082 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We retrospectively investigated two outbreaks of encephalitis in Meherpur and Naogaon, Bangladesh, that occurred in 2001 and 2003. We collected serum samples from persons who were ill, their household contacts, randomly selected residents, hospital workers, and various animals. Cases were classified as laboratory confirmed or probable. We identified 13 cases (4 confirmed, 9 probable) in Meherpur; 7 were in persons in two households. Patients were more likely than nonpatients to have close contact with other patients or have contact with a sick cow. In Naogaon, we identified 12 cases (4 confirmed, 8 probable); 7 were in persons clustered in 2 households. Two Pteropus bats had antibodies for Nipah virus. Samples from hospital workers were negative for Nipah virus antibodies. These outbreaks, the first since 1999, suggest that transmission may occur through close contact with other patients or from exposure to a common source. Surveillance and enhancement of diagnostic capacity to detect Nipah virus infection are recommended. KW - Bangladesh DO - 10.3201/eid1012.040701 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/12/04-0701_article ER - End of Reference