Nipah virus claims life in Bangladesh, WHO says

Fahad Redha

February 10, 2026
3 min read

Nipah virus claims life in Bangladesh, WHO says

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that a woman in the north of Bangladesh has died of Nipah virus after contracting the deadly infection. The disease is “reported almost every year,” according to The Guardian, follows two Nipah virus cases in India. This has resulted in stepped-up airport screenings throughout the continent

The patient in Bangladesh was aged between 40 and 50. She developed symptoms consistent with the disease including fever, headache, hypersalivation, disorientation, and convulsion according to the WHO. She died a week later and would later be confirmed to have been infected with the disease.

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She reportedly had no travel history but did have a history of consuming raw date palm sap. The WHO says that every one of the 35 people that had been in contact with her was being monitored and had all tested negative for Nipah virus. No further cases had been detected to date. Four laboratory-confirmed fatal cases were reported in Bangladesh in 2025.

The infection spreads mainly via products contaminated by infected bats. These include fruits. It can be fatal in as many as 75% of cases but, fortunately, is not easily spread between people. There are no licensed medicines or vaccines specific to it.

Temperature screenings at airports in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Pakistan, among others, have been implemented after India reported cases in West Bengal. The risk of international disease spread was considered low according to the WHO, which added that it does not recommend any restrictions to travel or trade based on current information.

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