Nipha Virus Outbreak in Bangladesh! Strengthen Strategic Plans Prevents Other Emerging Diseases Pandemic in Future
Shumaila Ali*
Houston, Texas, USA.
*Corresponding Author: Shumaila Ali, Houston, Texas, USA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58624/SVOAMB.2023.04.027
Received: March 30, 2023 Published: April 12, 2023
Introduction
In early 2019, The whole world face challenged of Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, re-emergence of Zika virus outbreak and recently outbreak of Nipha virus in Bangladesh and India. Nipah virus disease is emerging zoonosis disease also called Nipah virus encephalitis. This virus belongs to Family Paramyxoviridae, and genus Henipavirus, which is very similar to Hendra virus also called equine morbillivirus pneumonia. Nipah Virus outbreaks in pigs have been reports in Malaysia and Singapore. In 1999, First human outbreak reported in Malaysia. The name Nipha is drive from the village name where the first time this virus was isolated from infected person. In Bangladesh and India human cases continue to be occurred from 2003. (1). Since the first identification of NiV in Malaysia way back in 1999, till date, more than 260 people have lost their lives worldwide. Currently when the world is already struggling with the COVID-19, Zika and Nipah cases make burden on the health departments and the resources. (2).
Citation: Ali S. Nipha Virus Outbreak in Bangladesh! Strengthen Strategic Plans Prevents Other Emerging Diseases Pandemic in Future. SVOA Microbiology 2023, 4:1, 27-28.
