Re emergence of old infection nipah virus
- Journal of Bacteriology & Mycology: Open Access
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Subhashish Das
Department of Pathology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, India
Abstract
Since the last 3 decades new infection including the re-emergence of old infections have become a public health concerned as they tend to became pandemic with serious implication for the socio-economic and socio-political scenario of the global community. The facilitating factors include urbanization and destruction of natural habitats, climate change and changing ecosystems, changes in population of reservoir hosts or intermediate insect vectors and microbial genetic mutation, international trade and commerce, change in human demographics and behavior, lack of public health services and infrastructure, and antibiotic resistance.
Keywords
Henipavirus, nipah virus, environment, host, etiology, epidemiology, ecosystems, climate change, habitats