Category: Nipah
Bangladesh: Nipah virus kills at least five this winter, infects more
(BG News) Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said the Nipah virus afflicted eight people around the country this winter, claiming five lives. Most of the cases were from Rajshahi Division and all were currently in treatment, Maleque said on Sunday. “The infected are under care at the Mohakhali Infectious Disease Hospital. Authorities have set up […]
Jan 31, 2023
Trying to crack the Nipah code: How does this deadly virus spill from bats to humans?
(NPR) It’s dusk in central Bangladesh, in a community within the district of Faridpur. A 50-year-old man sits outside his home beside a rice paddy. His name is Khokon. A fiery beard, dyed a bright orange, rings his chin. He says the procession of disease and death all started in the spring of 2004. “So […]
Jan 31, 2023

Health officials monitoring case of tuberculosis in Tacoma woman who has refused treatment
(Tacoma News) Health officials are monitoring a case of active tuberculosis in a Tacoma woman who has declined treatment, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Washington averages about 200 cases of active TB per year, with about 20 of those cases occurring in Pierce County. TB infections usually affect a person’s lungs but can also […]
Jan 31, 2023