National security and the menace of the nipah virus, 1998 – 2000: The Malaysian experience

In 1998, Malaysian mainly pig farming community was bombarded with the tragedy of a new infectious disease. The emergence of this new virus in the world has dealt a major blow to Malaysia. The superficiality of understanding the Nipah Virus has disrupted public well-being. Simultaneously, the fr...

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Main Authors: Wan Nur Izzati Wan Bahari, Ahmad Kamal Ariffin Mohd Rus, Zulkanain Abdul Rahman
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
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spelling my-ukm.journal.226052023-11-27T02:17:52Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22605/ National security and the menace of the nipah virus, 1998 – 2000: The Malaysian experience Wan Nur Izzati Wan Bahari, Ahmad Kamal Ariffin Mohd Rus, Zulkanain Abdul Rahman, In 1998, Malaysian mainly pig farming community was bombarded with the tragedy of a new infectious disease. The emergence of this new virus in the world has dealt a major blow to Malaysia. The superficiality of understanding the Nipah Virus has disrupted public well-being. Simultaneously, the frailty caused by the spread of infectious disease has changed the perspective of how national security is viewed. Thereby, the national security defence no longer focuses on the demarcation aspect of the area alone, but also involves every individual living in the supposed area. Thus, this article examines the menace of the Nipah virus outbreak posed on national security between 1998 and 2000. The Nipah virus was first recognized in Malaysia. The Government as the main actor had no comprehensive plan when faced with this new disease. While the main requirement needed in overcoming epidemics requires sustainable prevention. This article uses historical methodology, which emphasizes on qualitative method in the form of descriptive analytics. Primary and secondary sources was used throughout the process of data accumulation, for instance Guidelines of Nipah Infection MOH/K/EPI/19.99(GU), parliament hansard, periodicals, books and articles. The findings show the Nipah outbreak managed to threaten national security, however the capability of the Nipah epidemic to achieve this threat was not solely dependent on high mortality rates, but on other aspects as well, such as, economic disruption and public panic. Government preparedness in health infrastructure, through declaring infectious zones, biosecurity steps, disinfections, and public awareness campaigns yielded effective results in controlling the Nipah outbreak. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22605/1/Akademika_4.pdf Wan Nur Izzati Wan Bahari, and Ahmad Kamal Ariffin Mohd Rus, and Zulkanain Abdul Rahman, (2023) National security and the menace of the nipah virus, 1998 – 2000: The Malaysian experience. AKADEMIKA, 93 (2). pp. 173-184. ISSN 0126-5008 https://ejournal.ukm.my/akademika/issue/view/1593
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description In 1998, Malaysian mainly pig farming community was bombarded with the tragedy of a new infectious disease. The emergence of this new virus in the world has dealt a major blow to Malaysia. The superficiality of understanding the Nipah Virus has disrupted public well-being. Simultaneously, the frailty caused by the spread of infectious disease has changed the perspective of how national security is viewed. Thereby, the national security defence no longer focuses on the demarcation aspect of the area alone, but also involves every individual living in the supposed area. Thus, this article examines the menace of the Nipah virus outbreak posed on national security between 1998 and 2000. The Nipah virus was first recognized in Malaysia. The Government as the main actor had no comprehensive plan when faced with this new disease. While the main requirement needed in overcoming epidemics requires sustainable prevention. This article uses historical methodology, which emphasizes on qualitative method in the form of descriptive analytics. Primary and secondary sources was used throughout the process of data accumulation, for instance Guidelines of Nipah Infection MOH/K/EPI/19.99(GU), parliament hansard, periodicals, books and articles. The findings show the Nipah outbreak managed to threaten national security, however the capability of the Nipah epidemic to achieve this threat was not solely dependent on high mortality rates, but on other aspects as well, such as, economic disruption and public panic. Government preparedness in health infrastructure, through declaring infectious zones, biosecurity steps, disinfections, and public awareness campaigns yielded effective results in controlling the Nipah outbreak.
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author Wan Nur Izzati Wan Bahari,
Ahmad Kamal Ariffin Mohd Rus,
Zulkanain Abdul Rahman,
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Ahmad Kamal Ariffin Mohd Rus,
Zulkanain Abdul Rahman,
National security and the menace of the nipah virus, 1998 – 2000: The Malaysian experience
author_facet Wan Nur Izzati Wan Bahari,
Ahmad Kamal Ariffin Mohd Rus,
Zulkanain Abdul Rahman,
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title National security and the menace of the nipah virus, 1998 – 2000: The Malaysian experience
title_short National security and the menace of the nipah virus, 1998 – 2000: The Malaysian experience
title_full National security and the menace of the nipah virus, 1998 – 2000: The Malaysian experience
title_fullStr National security and the menace of the nipah virus, 1998 – 2000: The Malaysian experience
title_full_unstemmed National security and the menace of the nipah virus, 1998 – 2000: The Malaysian experience
title_sort national security and the menace of the nipah virus, 1998 – 2000: the malaysian experience
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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