WHO says one person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh

The WHO said that the risk of international disease spread is considered low and that it does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions based on current information. - Reuters

DHAKA: The World Health Organization said on Friday (Feb 6) that a woman had died in northern Bangladesh in January after contracting the deadly Nipah virus infection.

The case in Bangladesh, where Nipah cases are reported almost every year, follows two Nipah virus cases identified in neighbouring India, which has already prompted stepped-up airport screenings across Asia.