Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Nipah Virus Infection in Dogs, Malaysia, 1999

James N. Mills

, Asiah N.M. Alim, Michel L. Bunning, Ong Bee Lee, Kent D. Wagoner, Brian R. Amman, Patrick C. Stockton, and Thomas G. Ksiazek

Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J.N. Mills, B.R. Amman, P.C. Stockton, T.G. Ksiazek); Regional Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (A.N.M. Alim); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (M.L. Bunning); Office of the Surgeon General, Washington, DC, USA (M.L. Bunning); Department of Veterinary Services, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (O.B. Lee); Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, USA (K.D. Wagoner)

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Sampling locations for 161 pet and 88 stray dogs along 2 transects that followed major roads leading north (squares) and southeast (triangles) from the Nipah virus encephalitis disease-epidemic areas in Bukit Pelanduk and Sepang, Malaysia. Color-coded squares and triangles refer to the transect interval where they were taken (light blue, 0–8 km; orange, 8–15 km; green, 15–20 km). The recognized disease-epidemic areas in pigs and humans are outlined by thick green lines. Sampling sites of Nipah v

Figure. Sampling locations for 161 pet and 88 stray dogs along 2 transects that followed major roads leading north (squares) and southeast (triangles) from the Nipah virus encephalitis disease-epidemic areas in Bukit Pelanduk and Sepang, Malaysia. Color-coded squares and triangles refer to the transect interval where they were taken (light blue, 0–8 km; orange, 8–15 km; green, 15–20 km). The recognized disease-epidemic areas in pigs and humans are outlined by thick green lines. Sampling sites of Nipah virus antibody–positive dogs are indicated by stars (yellow, pet; blue, stray). Numbers in parentheses beside each transect indicate number antibody positive/number tested from each transect. Distances are in road kilometers; however, all antibody-positive animals were sampled within 5-km linear distances from the epidemic area.

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