Nipah virus infection - Bangladesh was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Friday, 6 February 2026 at 21:43 UTC. The event is classified as a epidemic incident with a severity rating of Severe, and was detected through the World Health Organization (WHO).
On 3 February 2026, the International Health Regulations National Focal Point (IHR NFP) for Bangladesh notified WHO of one confirmed case of Nipah virus (NiV) infection in Rajshahi Division. The patient developed fever and neurological symptoms on 21 January. Nipah virus infection was laboratory-confirmed on 29 January. The patient reported no travel history but had a history of consuming raw date palm sap. All 35 contact-persons are being monitored and have tested negative for NiV and no further cases have been detected to date. Bangladesh regularly has small NiV outbreaks, with cases reported at different times of the year, though outbreaks tend to occur between December and April corresponding with the harvesting and consumption of date palm sap. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in Bangladesh has implemented several public health measures. WHO assesses the overall publi
Where this happened
The incident is located in Bangladesh (Asia), whose capital is Dhaka. Historically, Bangladesh is most affected by cyclones, floods, river erosion and building collapses. You can follow every incident recorded in this country, updated live, on the Bangladesh incident tracker.
Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 23.700°, 90.400°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.
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· received · event time 6 Feb 2026, 21:43 UTCFirst report Humanitarian agency report
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Conditions at the time
No rainfall was recorded that day, and the temperature peaked at 27°C.
Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.