The New Virus Plaguing Malaysia (1999)
Nipah: A New Plague? (1999): A look at the frightening, species-hopping Nipah virus, which devastated Malaysia, killing hundreds and decimating their lucrative pig industry. For similar stories, see: How Would A Global Pandemic Really Happen? (2005) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58ZyGFwVcHQ The Endemic Disease Among Tibetan Monks (2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1a6iZcQLEg The Devastating Impact Of Brazil s Zika Crisis (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96KnaIlK4eE Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/591/nipah-a-new-plague Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures The village of Bukit Pelandok, is today a quarantined ghost town. 80 people died here from Nipah, a strange new virus that killed their pigs and then killed them. Spread by contact with infected animals the virus is the newest entry on the sobering list of zoonoses, or animal diseases that pass to humans. AIDS and Ebola are on also on the list. By this year, a massive cull was all that could be done to stop Nipah spreading. Wheezing, blotched pigs were shot while potentially infected pigs were thrown into pits and buried. But while the cull has slowed the Nipah crisis in Malaysian pigs, the virus has been busy infecting new species. Two racing horses have recently died, while the disease has since been found in dogs and cats. New Malaysian Veterinary video reveals the researchers next worry rats roaming infected farms, right next to the new Kuala Lumpur airport. The warning from experts studying Nipah is ominous; We see this as another instance of a world-wide trend where diseases previously unknown to science are rapidly emerging. ABC Australia – Ref. 591 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.
