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World J Clin Cases. Apr 16, 2025; 13(11): 99748
Published online Apr 16, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i11.99748
Published online Apr 16, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i11.99748
Nipah virus: Preventing the next outbreak
Satvik Tyagi, Shalini Upadhyay, Sanjeev Sahai, Department of Microbiology, Amar Shaheed Jodha Singh Ataiya Thakur Dariyao Singh Medical College, Fatehpur 212601, Uttar Pradesh, India
Tanisha Bharara, Department of Microbiology, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi 110007, India
Author contributions: Tyagi S, Upadhyay S, Bharara T, Sahai S contributed to this paper; Upadhyay S and Bharara T designed the overall concept and outline of the manuscript; Sahai S contributed to the discussion and design of the manuscript; Tyagi S and Upadhyay S contributed to the writing, illustrations, and review of literature; Bharara T and Upadhyay S contributed to edit the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Tanisha Bharara, MBBS, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital, Malka Ganj, Kamla Nehru Bridge, New Delhi 110007, India. tanishabharara.med@gmail.com
Received: July 29, 2024
Revised: November 11, 2024
Accepted: December 11, 2024
Published online: April 16, 2025
Processing time: 149 Days and 20.5 Hours
Revised: November 11, 2024
Accepted: December 11, 2024
Published online: April 16, 2025
Processing time: 149 Days and 20.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Nipah is a bat borne, zoonotic virus that is notorious to cause serious human outbreaks. The recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has shed light on the One Health approach and is a stark reminder of the indolent threat of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic infections. Lessons learned from the global COVID-19 pan