Volume 13, Number 7—July 2007
Research
Person-to-Person Transmission of Nipah Virus in a Bangladeshi Community
Emily S. Gurley*
, Joel M. Montgomery†, M. Jahangir Hossain*, Michael Bell†, Abul Kalam Azad‡, Mohammed Rafiqul Islam‡, Mohammed Abdur Rahim Molla‡, Darin S. Carroll†, Thomas G. Ksiazek†, Paul A. Rota†, Luis Lowe†, James A. Comer†, Pierre E. Rollin†, Markus Czub§¶, Allen Grolla§, Heinz Feldmann§¶, Stephen P. Luby*†, Jennifer L. Woodward#, and Robert F. Breiman*†
, Joel M. Montgomery†, M. Jahangir Hossain*, Michael Bell†, Abul Kalam Azad‡, Mohammed Rafiqul Islam‡, Mohammed Abdur Rahim Molla‡, Darin S. Carroll†, Thomas G. Ksiazek†, Paul A. Rota†, Luis Lowe†, James A. Comer†, Pierre E. Rollin†, Markus Czub§¶, Allen Grolla§, Heinz Feldmann§¶, Stephen P. Luby*†, Jennifer L. Woodward#, and Robert F. Breiman*†
Table
Characteristics of 34 case-patients infected with Nipah virus in case-control study, Bangladesh, April–May 2004
| Characteristic | No. (%) case-patients |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 20 (58.8) |
| Female | 14 (41.2) |
| Age group, y | |
| 1–15 | 4 (11.8) |
| 16–24 | 1 (2.9) |
| 25–40 | 19 (55.9) |
| 41–60 | 9 (26.5) |
| >60 | 1 (2.9) |
| Adults vs. children | |
| <15 y of age (children) | 4 (11.8) |
| >15 y of age (adults) | 30 (88.2) |
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