Overview
- The Bangladeshi patient, a woman in her 40s, was hospitalized on January 28, died the same day, and had consumed raw date‑palm sap, according to the case report to WHO.
- An Indian nurse infected in December in West Bengal has died, the state’s health secretary said, following India’s confirmation of two recent cases.
- WHO reports the Bangladesh and India events occurred near the border but show no epidemiological connection.
- About 230 contacts linked to the confirmed infections are being monitored, and no additional cases have been identified so far.
- Bangladesh typically experiences small seasonal Nipah outbreaks from December to April, and countries including Thailand, Singapore and Pakistan have tightened airport checks after India’s recent confirmations.