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Also known as '''''Porcine Respiratory and Neurological syndrome'''''or '''''Barking Pig syndrome'''''
[[Category:Morbilliviruses]][[Category:Pig Viruses]][[Category:Zoonoses]]
== Introduction ==
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Nipah virus is of the family paramyxoviridae. It is a recently emerged disease and has only been present since 1999.
The origins of Nipah virus is unknown, but the reservoir host is thought to be '''fruit bats'''. The disease has been seen only in South East Asia currently and it is named after the Malaysian village where it was first noted.
Nipah virus effects pigs and has caused death in pigs and over two hundred '''humans, '''therefore making it a zoonotic disease. The disease is transmitted from excrement, semen, urine or saliva of bats and it is thought that virus shedding from the bats increases in times of stress, such as destruction of their habitiat or illness. Pigs are infected with the disease causing a severe respiratory and neurological disease in these animals. In pigs, the disease is transmitted by aerosol from coughing. Humans can contract the disease from direct contact with pigs and therefore most people that have died from the disease are farmers, abbatoir workers or veterinarians. More unneccesary deaths occured in humans when infected pigs were shot (as authorities thought the disease was spread by insects) and humans were exposed to pig blood.
== Clinical Signs ==
Signs are mainly respiratory in pigs and include coughing, increased respiratory rate, dyspnoea and weakness. In humans the disease is similar in some respects to influenza, with muscle pain and fever. Encephalitis may also occur
== Diagnosis ==
Diagnosis can be achieved by serology, histopathology, PCR and virus isolation.
== Control ==
It is important to establish surveilance systems for detection of the disease.
A vaccine is being developed for pigs, which may also have some value in humans too.
== References ==
Bridger, J and Russell, P (2007) Virology Study Guide, Royal Veterinary College<br>Reynes, J. M (2005) Nipah Virus in Lyle's Flying Foxes, Cambodia; Emerging Infectious Diseases<br>Straw, B.E. and Taylor, D.J. (2006) Disease of Swine Wiley-Blackwell <br><br>
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