Manikganj man dies from Nipah virus

A Nipah virus patient from Manikganj has died in hospital care in Dhaka, the first fatality from the disease reported in Bangladesh this year.

The patient, Babul Hossain, was admitted to Manikganj Sadar Hospital on Jan 16 and then transferred to Popular Hospital in Dhaka when his condition deteriorated, Manikganj Civil Surgeon Dr Moazzem Ali Khan Chowdhury said on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.

The private hospital sent his samples to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research and the test results turned positive on Jan 24.

Babul, a native of Sadar Upazila's Putail village, died after he was transferred again to Infectious Diseases Hospital on Saturday, Dr Moazzem said.

Dr Mizanur Rahman, the superintendent of the Infectious Diseases Hospital, and Dr Tahmina Shirin, the director at the IEDCR, also confirmed Babul's death from Nipah virus infection.