Officials confirm Nipah virus returns to Bangladesh

“So far eight people including four children have died in the latest outbreak of the Nipah virus in (central) Manikganj and Rajbari districts,” said Mahmudur Rahman, a senior health official. “Several others are in critical condition. We told people not to be panicked. We have also increased surveillance in the affected area,” he said.

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