1.Global fatality rate and transmission factors of Nipah virus disease:A meta-analysis
Hongli LI ; Qixun CUI ; Weiwen YAN ; Yifei LIU ; Yuan LIANG ; Zhiyu WANG ; Dongx-Ia MENG ; Yanping ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2024;44(6):1229-1238,1247
Nipah virus(NipahVirus,NiV)is a zoonotic virus that can cause encephalitis and severe respiratory symptoms in humans and animals,and is at risk of being introduced into China.At present,there are many factors related to the transmission of Nipah virus disease(NVD),but the actual effects of these factors are controversial.Therefore,with the help of meta-analysis,this paper aims to determine the current mortality and the main means of transmission of NVD,so as to pro-vide reference for the input of controlling Nipah virus disease and making emergency plans for pre-vention and control in our country.By searching the articles published in Pubmed,Embase,Web of knowledge,CNKI,VIP Chinese Sci-tech Journals Database and Wanfang Database up to December 31,2022,the literature of cross-sectional,cohort and case-control studies with NiV encephalitis fa-tality rate(CFR)and risk factors were selected.Results showed that a total of 25 literatures were included in the meta-analysis after retrieval and screening,and the fatality rate of NiV encephalitis was 64.6%(95%CI,60.8-68.2;I2=96.8%).Subgroup analysis showed that tree climbing(OR=1.43;95%CI:1.05-1.96),bats were seen near their nighttime residence(OR=2.38;95%CI:1.74-3.25)and direct contact with date palm SAP(OR=6.01;95%CI:4.07-8.89)Bananas(OR=2.25;95%CI:1.31-3.85)OR porcine(OR=11.87;95%CI:1.15-122.23)was significantly associated with NiV encephalitis.The results of this study suggest that NiV encephalitis has a high mortality rate,and tree climbing,nocturnal exposure to bats,and exposure to pig,banana,and date palm SAP increase the risk of NiV encephalitis.In order to prevent NiV transmission,epidemic surveillance,education and publicity should be strengthened and protective measures should be taken.