#NipahVirus

JMIR Publications

@jmirpub.bsky.social

5 days ago

Social Media Promotion of Raw Date Palm Sap and Emerging Nipah Virus Transmission Risk in Bangladesh: Descriptive Analysis of Multisource Data Background: Nipah virus (NiV) infection is considered one of the deadliest infectious diseases, with a case fatality rate of approximately 71%. In Bangladesh, the primary risk factor for NiV infection is the consumption of raw date palm sap (DPS) contaminated with excreta from fruit bats (ie, members of the family). Recently, the increasing use of social media among Bangladeshi youth has enabled business groups to widely advertise and sell raw DPS. This increased access, combined with young people perceiving consumption of raw DPS as an “adventurous event,” may facilitate an increase in incidences of NiV infection. Objective: We aimed to explore and document data from social media regarding raw DPS advertisements and consumption. Furthermore, we aimed to investigate the commercial distribution of raw DPS across the country. Methods: The data were accessed from common social media platforms used in Bangladesh, including Facebook and YouTube, between November 10, 2023, and January 31, 2024. We considered this period to capture public opinions, discussions, and reported incidents during the peak harvesting and consumption season of DPS. While DPS harvesting continues until March, early monitoring is essential for identifying the emerging concerns related to NiV transmission. Extracted variables were post dates and times, source locations, types of sources and posts, provider details (eg, sellers and ), post descriptions, user reactions, views, comments, and shares. Particular emphasis was placed on identifying the districts of both DPS suppliers and recipients. We used R version 4.3.2 and Stata version 15 for analyzing statistical data and QGIS for geographic data. Results: Of 556 social media posts, 361 (64.9%) were advertisements promoting raw DPS. Few DPS-related posts (n= 10, 1.8%) were associated with raising awareness about DPS consumption and NiV infection. In total, 473,724 people interacted with the social media posts. The identification of supplier and recipient districts revealed 14 source districts of raw DPS. The majority of raw DPS were distributed from Rajshahi, Naogaon, Rajbari, and Faridpur, which are among the most NiV-prone districts. During the data collection period, we observed an average of 996 (SD 377) liters of raw DPS sold per day from multiple (sap collectors) and sellers (vendors) in Rajshahi. Conclusions: The marketing of raw DPS through digital media platforms has increased customer interest, as evidenced by the notably high level of public engagement observed on this topic within the Bangladeshi social media context. Distributing raw DPS using digital platforms is a marketing tool that significantly increases the availability of raw DPS to previously hard-to-reach markets and potentially increases individuals’ exposure to NiV infection. This study recommends a multidisciplinary approach, which incorporates context-specific public health investigations, policymaking, and digital media surveillance to address emerging public health concerns.

JMIR Formative Res: Social Media Promotion of Raw Date Palm Sap and Emerging Nipah Virus Transmission Risk in Bangladesh: Descriptive Analysis of Multisource Data #NipahVirus #Bangladesh #RawDatePalmSap #PublicHealth #SocialMediaMarketing

Emory University Serious Communicable Disease Program

@emoryscdp.bsky.social

6 days ago

#LassaFever #ViralHemorrhagicFever #VCF #NipahVirus #H9N2 #InfectiousDiseases #CommunicableDiseases #InfectionPrevention #PublicHealth #Healthcare #EssentialWorkers #StaySafe

@bagamiansci.bsky.social

1 week ago

A #batborne virus called Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV) has been detected in Bangladeshi patients who were initially suspected of having #Nipahvirus. All had recently consumed raw date palm sap—a known pathway for bat #spillover #infections.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Emory University Serious Communicable Disease Program

@emoryscdp.bsky.social

1 week ago

#LassaFever #ViralHemorrhagicFever #VCF #NipahVirus #H9N2 #InfectiousDiseases #CommunicableDiseases #InfectionPrevention #PublicHealth #Healthcare #EssentialWorkers #StaySafe

PHAA One Health SIG

@phaa-onehealth.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

One Health Wonders webinar Nipah virus as a One Health issue-20260310_030102UTC-Meeting Recording

The link to the webinar #NipahVirus as a One Health Issue hosted by the Australian CDC, CSIRO & UNSW is available here bit.ly/4uwi9Il
🦇➡️🧍‍♀️ Spillover starts with bats, but people shape outbreaks.
Trust, culture & stories matter as much as science.
That’s #OneHealth

One Health Trust

@onehealthtrust.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

What's happening in the world of One Health research? Find out in our latest Weekly Digest!

Read it here: onehealthtrust.org/news-media/w...

#southasia #groundwater #climatechange #healthsurveillance #nipahvirus #weeklydigest #onehealth #rapiddiagnostics #circadianrhythm #arsenic

Emory University Serious Communicable Disease Program

@emoryscdp.bsky.social

1 month ago

#LassaFever #CrimeanCongoHemorrhagicFever #NipahVirus #Measles #InfectiousDiseases #CommunicableDiseases #InfectionPrevention #PublicHealth #Healthcare #MedTwitter #EssentialWorkers #StaySafe

Emory University Serious Communicable Disease Program

@emoryscdp.bsky.social

1 month ago

#LassaFever #CrimeanCongoHemorrhagicFever #NipahVirus #Measles #InfectiousDiseases #CommunicableDiseases #InfectionPrevention #PublicHealth #Healthcare #MedTwitter #EssentialWorkers #StaySafe

Millennium Science

@mscience.bsky.social

1 month ago

Assay-building for Nipah virus? Abnova has 4 mouse mAbs to surface glycoproteins: gF (HM766/767; MAB21939/40) + gG (HM763/764; MAB21941/42). Validated for LFIA & ELISA - flexible detection/validation.

Check them out here: bit.ly/abnova-nipah

#NipahVirus

francis

@francismalevil.eurosky.social

1 month ago

02/2026. mal sehen was sie sagen wenn es so weit ist. also ob das dann auch noch ein problem ist oder plötzlich mild

"Ein Problem: Auch infizierte Menschen können das Virus weitergeben. Es wird deshalb als möglicher Kandidat einer Epidemie oder Pandemie gehandelt."

#NipahVirus

UteSp

@utesp.eurosky.social

1 month ago

#NipahVirus
#Epidemiologie
#PublicHealth
#Zoonosen
#Science
#MedSky
#GlobalHealth
#DieMaskebleibtauf
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Outbreak News Today

@outbreaknews.bsky.social

1 month ago

#NipahVirus in #Bangladesh

TRAstonDrs

@castltrastondrs.bsky.social

1 month ago

ECs natural sites of infection for several viruses, incl human #cytomegalovirus (HCMV), #SARSCoV2, #denguevirus, #hantavirus, #Ebolavirus, #Nipahvirus, Colorado tick fever virus & others. Their strategic location at the interface between the bloodstream & tissue makes them critical

Wochenblitz

@wochenblitz.bsky.social

1 month ago

Behörden proben Ernstfall Nipah Virus, Thailand

Nipah-Virus in Thailand – droht die nächste Pandemie? ⚠️🦠 Behörden proben den Ernstfall, doch warum bleibt die Sorge groß?
#Thailand #ThailandNews #ThailandNachrichten #NipahVirus #Gesundheit #Sicherheit

OddlyTrueJP

@oddlytruejp.bsky.social

1 month ago

🦇 Nipah virus: up to 75% fatality rate. No vaccine exists — until now. Japan's University of Tokyo developed a vaccine entering clinical trials in April 2026. Using a measles-based approach, Japan fights the next pandemic.
#NipahVirus #Vaccine #Japan

uktuofficial

@uktuofficial.bsky.social

1 month ago

Unlock Knowledge & Talent Upliftment

🦠 Nipah virus explained — what it is, how it spreads, symptoms, and why awareness matters. Stay informed, stay safe.
👉 uktu.org/health/nipah...

#NipahVirus #HealthAwareness #PublicHealth

European Vaccine Initiative e.V.

@europevaccine.bsky.social

1 month ago

EVI supports first-in-human clinical trial of novel Nipah virus vaccine In recent weeks, health authorities in India’s state of West Bengal have confirmed cases of Nipah virus infection amid ongoing surveillance and containment efforts.

EVI is supporting first-in-human trial set to start in April in Belgium, of a promising #NipahVirus vaccine developed by the University of Tokyo. With mortality rates up to 75% and recent cases in India, preparedness matters. 🎯💉

Read more ➡️ www.euvaccine.eu/post/evi-sup...

Oden

@oden-gjallarhornet.bsky.social

1 month ago

One person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh, WHO says The case in Bangladesh, where Nipah cases are reported almost every year, follows two Nipah virus cases identified in neighbouring India

One person dead from Nipah virus in #Bangladesh, #WHO says

#Nipahvirus

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

PHAA One Health SIG

@phaa-onehealth.bsky.social

1 month ago

Integrating Prevention and Response at the Crossroads of Henipavirus Preparedness, Hendra@30 Conference, 2024 Hendra@30 Henipavirus Conference, 2024

With thanks to @jennbarr.bsky.social for the reminder re #NipahVirus #OneHealth research progress
🌏 A recent global meeting in Geelong brought together experts to share advances in vaccines & treatments, viral mechanisms, genetic diversity, and the bat ecology behind spillovers 🦇🔬
bit.ly/3Mx6kjM

PHAA One Health SIG

@phaa-onehealth.bsky.social

1 month ago

Nipah in the news: why it’s essential to follow the facts, not the fiction Doherty Institute's Dr Danielle Anderson shares the latest insights on Nipah virus reemergence in India, with two recent confirmed cases in West Bengal.

🌐🦠 #NipahVirus in the news, but not a 'new global threat'
Two cases in India & a newly reported death in Bangladesh, serious, but outbreaks stay small as it does not spread easily between people.
Sensationalism doesn’t help, check AuCDC & WHO websites for advice.

bit.ly/4rHGg4E

Health Nidus

@healthnidus.bsky.social

2 months ago

Nipah Virus: The Next Pandemic? YouTube video by Health Nidus

Check out our latest video where we discuss the Nipah Virus and its 75% fatality rate. We look at the outbreaks happening in Asia, symptoms of the disease and the potential for this virus to become the next pandemic.

youtu.be/wrwxGBv3qQo

#NipahVirus #covid #medicine #PublicHealth #health

My Opinion

@oopsmyopinion.bsky.social

2 months ago

Nipah Virus Outbreak Has Asia on High Alert Amid Deaths in India An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%.

www.sciencealert.com/nipah-virus-...

#health #virus #NipahVirus #travel #health

Jaiden Shephard

@mrulity.bsky.social

2 months ago

The Nipah Virus is Real!!!😱

Rika Furude just acciddentally developed a Virus and it infects everyone in Asia, starting with India!

#JustJaidenThings #Meme
#NipahVirus #Nipah #RikaFurude
#ひぐらしのなく頃に #ひぐらし
#HigurashiWhenTheyCry

Asia News Today

@asianewstoday.bsky.social

2 months ago

Singapore Closely Monitoring Nipah Virus Situation, No Cases Detected So Far SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (Bernama) — No cases of Nipah virus infection linked with the cases in West Bengal and Bangladesh have been reported in Singapore to date, said the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA). In a statement, the agency said it is aware of a case of Nipah virus infection reported in Naogaon District, Rajshahi Division in northwest Bangladesh and is closely monitoring the situation. According to the World Health Organisation, the case in Bangladesh involved an adult with a history of consuming raw date palm sap, a known risk factor for Nipah virus infection. “There is currently no evidence that […]

Singapore Closely Monitoring Nipah Virus Situation, No Cases Detected So Far #NipahVirus #Singapore #HealthNews #DiseaseControl #PublicHealth

The MES Times

@themestimes.bsky.social

2 months ago

Scientists at the University of Tokyo have advanced a promising vaccine candidate for the deadly Nipah virus into human clinical trials, marking a major step for global health preparedness.

#japan #NipahVirus #vaccination #universityoftokyo

Newsmonkey

@newsmonkey.bsky.social

2 months ago

Wat moet je weten over Nipah, na de uitbraak in India? In het kort De Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie heeft recent twee gevallen van het zeldzame Nipah-virus in Oost-India bekendgemaakt, wat een grote bedreiging voor de volksgezondheid betekent. Overdracht en symptomen Het Nipah-virus, genoemd naar het Maleisische dorp waar het eerste geval werd vastgesteld, behoort tot dezelfde virusfamilie als mazelen, maar heeft een veel hoger sterfterisico. Hoewel het niet […] The post Wat moet je weten over Nipah, na de uitbraak in India? appeared first on Newsmonkey.

Wat moet je weten over Nipah, na de uitbraak in India? #NipahVirus #Volksgezondheid #Gezondheid #India #Virusuitbraak

Tove Harris

@toveharris.bsky.social

2 months ago

Pemerintah Didesak Waspadai Virus Nipah agar Tak Seperti COVID – Tirto – https://bit.ly/4tcyqS9 – #Opsiin February 04, 2026 at 02:34PM Pemerintah Didesak Waspadai Virus Nipah agar Tak Seperti COVID Keterlambatan deteksi virus Nipah dan lemahnya koordinasi lintas sektor dapat berakibat fatal seperti COV…

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Verzögerungen bei der Erkennung des Nipah-Virus und eine mangelhafte sektorübergreifende Koordination könnten ähnliche fatale Folgen wie bei COVID-19 haben.
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#Nipah #NipahVirus

Tove Harris

@toveharris.bsky.social

2 months ago

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Die indonesische Kammer für Gesundheitspolitik (RUKKI) hat die Regierung dringend aufgefordert, die Vorbereitungen auf einen möglichen Ausbruch des Nipah-Virus in mehreren Ländern zu verstärken.

#Nipah #NipahVirus

Link ⬇️

Wochenblitz

@wochenblitz.bsky.social

2 months ago

Maßnahmen gegen Nipah-Virus verstärkt - Wochenblitz 👀🛑 Ein seltenes, aber hochgefährliches Virus rückt wieder in den Fokus. Offizielle Stellen betonen zwar, dass kein Grund zur Panik besteht – dennoch werden Systeme getestet und Abläufe verschärft…

Droht Thailand eine neue Virus-Welle? 🦠👀 Behörden verschärfen jetzt die Schutzmaßnahmen gegen das gefährliche Nipah-Virus! 🛑
#Thailand #ThailandNews #ThailandNachrichten #NipahVirus #Gesundheit #Sicherheit

Your Local Epidemiologist

@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social

2 months ago

1/ I've gotten sooooo many questions about #Nipahvirus over the last few days, so I wanted to jump on here to give some clarity. To start off, no, we aren't on the brink of another pandemic and the headlines I'm seeing have been blowing this way out of proportion. Here’s what’s actually happening🧵