Date Palm Sap Linked to Nipah Virus Outbreak in Bangladesh, 2008

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Authors

Muhammad Aziz Rahman · International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Jahangir Hossain · International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Sharmin Sultana · International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Nusrat Homaira · International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Salah Uddin Khan · International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Abstract

This is the second Nipah outbreak in Bangladesh where date palm sap has been implicated as the vehicle of transmission. Fresh date palm sap should not be drunk, unless effective steps have been taken to prevent bat access to the sap during collection.

Topics & Keywords

Virology and Viral Diseases Rabies epidemiology and control Viral Infections and Vectors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 65-72

DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0656

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