Tackling the outbreak of nipah virus in Bangladesh amidst COVID‐19: A potential threat to public health and actionable measures

Bat-to-human transmission of the virus is reported every year only from Bangladesh. 1–5 With no effective treatment or vaccines and a case fatality rate of about 75%, the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined nipah virus as priority pathogen with a high risk of epidemic potential. 4,5 Sudden s...

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Published in:Health science reports 2024-04, Vol.7 (4), p.e2010-n/a
Main Authors: Sharif, Nadim, Sharif, Nazmul, Khan, Afsana, Dey, Shuvra K.
Format: Article
Language:English
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annual outbreaks
Bangladesh
Conflicts of interest
Correspondence
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Fatalities
fruit bat
Health facilities
Infections
nipah virus
Pandemics
Pathogens
Public health
risk factors
Software
Surveillance
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Summary:Bat-to-human transmission of the virus is reported every year only from Bangladesh. 1–5 With no effective treatment or vaccines and a case fatality rate of about 75%, the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined nipah virus as priority pathogen with a high risk of epidemic potential. 4,5 Sudden seasonal sporadic cases and smaller outbreaks have been reported continuously in various localities in Bangladesh since 2001. Furthermore, the health system is not sufficiently designed to conduct operational surveillance across the country. [...]genomic surveillance data are insufficient to understand the evolutionary dynamics in Bangladesh. [...]the authorities should take integrated public health measures and emphasize on scatteredly reported nipah virus with utmost importance before it becomes a major health burden.
ISSN:2398-8835
2398-8835
DOI:10.1002/hsr2.2010