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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES: Nipah Virus (or a Cousin) Strikes Again
Martin Enserink
More than 40 people in central Bangladesh appear to have fallen ill with encephalitis, and 14 have died. Tests point to the Nipah virus, which debuted during a devastating outbreak in Malaysia in 1999.