The role of infection prevention and control in the mitigation of human-to-human transmission of Nipah virus: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Detected first in humans in 1998, Nipah virus (NiV) has produced regular outbreaks with high mortality rates in Southeast Asia. Outbreaks are often driven by human-to-human transmission, posing an infection risk to both the wider community and healthcare workers who care for NiV cases. Infection prevention and control (IPC) practices are key to preventing amplification of disease outbreaks and protecting both healthcare workers and other patients, but significant evidence gaps exist in the identification of specific modes of NiV transmission that occur in outbreaks and the effectiveness of currently recommended IPC practices against NiV.

Methods

A literature search was conducted, retrieving studies from PubMed, Embase, and medRxiv. Following screening, 32 eligible

SUBMITTER: Pritchard S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12771775 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature