One fatal Nipah case in Bangladesh, and a seasonal exposure route that keeps repeating
The patient drank raw date palm sap through most of January. Thirty-five contacts are under monitoring, and the six who developed symptoms have tested negative.
Nipah reached a Bengal hospital. Two nurses infected, 190 contacts tested negative
WHO was notified on January 26 of the third Nipah outbreak recorded in West Bengal. There is no licensed vaccine or drug, and the source of exposure is still under investigation.
Four unlinked Nipah deaths in Bangladesh, and one that broke the seasonal pattern
Three of the four cases drank raw date palm sap in the usual December-April window. The fourth, a child who fell ill in August, did not — and the source remains under investigation.
Four Nipah cases, two deaths and a first outbreak in Palakkad, WHO reports
Kerala's ninth Nipah outbreak since 2018 produced four unlinked cases between April and July, suggesting separate spillovers from bats rather than a chain of human transmission.