First experience of ribavirin postexposure prophylaxis for Nipah virus, tried during the 2018 outbreak in Kerala, India

We read with interest, the article by Poller et al1, in this journal, entitled “A unified personal protective equipment….”. We understand the importance of proper personal protective equipment(PPE) as an integral component of healthcare workers(HCW) protection in outbreak situations of infections with possible high consequence. But at times, such an outbreak occurs in an unsuspected region, when initial cases present in early course of illness before the development of ominous clinical features.

Source: Journal of Infection - March 5, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sayantan Banerjee, Vettakkara Kandy Muhammed Niyas, Manish Soneja, Areekkare Purayil Shibeesh, Muhammed Basheer, Rajeev Sadanandan, Naveet Wig, Ashutosh Biswas Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research