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Nipah virus — Questions

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MCQ
In the Malaysian Nipah virus outbreak, which animal served as the amplifying (intermediate) host between the bat reservoir and humans?
- A. Pigs
- B. Horses
- C. Rodents
- D. Poultry
- E. Non-human primates
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Correct answer: A
Fruit bats are the Nipah reservoir, but pigs acted as the amplifying host in Malaysia, multiplying the virus and bridging it to farmers. (In the Bangladesh outbreaks transmission was direct, via date-palm sap.) Horses are the amplifying host for the related Hendra virus.