| emerging and re-emerging viruses in malaysia, 1997-2007. | over the past decade, a number of unique zoonotic and non-zoonotic viruses have emerged in malaysia. several of these viruses have resulted in significant morbidity and mortality to those affected and they have imposed a tremendous public health and economic burden on the state. amongst the most devastating was the outbreak of nipah virus encephalitis in 1998, which resulted in 109 deaths. the culling of more than a million pigs, identified as the amplifying host, ultimately brought the outbreak ... | 2009 | 19010076 |