Alok Kafle

Alok Kafle

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The author is a Ph.D. candidate in the WHO collaborated Tropical Disease Research Laboratory, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.

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How can Nepal prepare to tackle the poorly-understood Nipah virus?

How can Nepal prepare to tackle the poorly-understood Nipah...

How can Nepal prepare to tackle the poorly-understood Nipah virus?

The twenty-first century has borne witness to highly pathogenic and easily transmissible zoonotic virus outbreaks, including the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Ebola virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and Nipah virus (NiV).

The twenty-first century has borne witness to highly pathogenic and easily transmissible zoonotic virus outbreaks, including the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Ebola virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and Nipah virus (NiV).

How can Nepal prepare to tackle the poorly-understood Nipah virus?