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7 people die of Nipah virus in the country

News Desk Disease 2023-02-06, 1:25pm

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So far, ten people have been infected with Nipah virus this year. Of the Nipah virus-infected patients, seven have died.



So far, ten people have been infected with Nipah virus this year. Of the Nipah virus-infected patients, seven have died.
Professor Dr Tahmina Shirin, Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), disclosed the information on Monday (February 6).
According to icddr,b in Bangladesh, Nipah virus usually infects people through consumption of date palm sap contaminated with bat saliva or urine.