Outbreak of Henipavirus Infection, Philippines, 2014

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 328 - 331
• Main Authors: Ching, Paola Katrina G., de los Reyes, Vikki Carr, Sucaldito, Maria Nemia, Tayag, Enrique, Columna-Vingno, Alah Baby, Malbas, Fedelino F., Bolo, Gilbert C., Sejvar, James J., Eagles, Debbie, Playford, Geoffrey, Dueger, Erica, Kaku, Yoshihiro, Morikawa, Shigeru, Kuroda, Makoto, Marsh, Glenn A., McCullough, Sam, Foxwell, A. Ruth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.02.2015; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Animal Diseases - epidemiology; Animal Diseases - virology; Animals; Base Sequence; Child; Child, Preschool; Disease Outbreaks; Disease transmission; Dispatch; Distribution; emerging disease; Female; Forecasts and trends; henipavirus; Henipavirus - classification; Henipavirus - genetics; Henipavirus Infections - diagnosis; Henipavirus Infections - epidemiology; Henipavirus Infections - history; History, 21st Century; Humans; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Methods; Middle Aged; Molecular Sequence Data; Molecular Typing; outbreak; Outbreak of Henipavirus Infection, Philippines, 2014; Philippines; Philippines - epidemiology; Phylogeny; Population Surveillance; RNA virus infections; Sentinel health events; Sequence Alignment; Serotyping; The Philippines; Viral Proteins - chemistry; Viral Proteins - genetics; viruses; Young Adult; Philippines
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2102.141433

During 2014, henipavirus infection caused severe illness among humans and horses in southern Philippines; fatality rates among humans were high. Horse-to-human and human-to-human transmission occurred. The most likely source of horse infection was fruit bats. Ongoing surveillance is needed for rapid diagnosis, risk factor investigation, control measure implementation, and further virus characterization.