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P-1785. Characterizing the epidemiological and clinical diversity of Nipah virus strains from Bangladesh: 2016 to 2023
Author Affiliations
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Foundation, ...
Published InOpen Forum Infectious Diseases
Year2026
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Abstract
Abstract Background Nipah virus (NiV), a zoonotic pathogen, is responsible for fatal outbreaks in Bangladesh, with a case fatality rate up to 71%. NiV-BD 1 and NiV-BD 2 are the two sublineages described in human cases in Bangladesh. This study aims to characterize the epidemiological and clinical diversity of NiV strains circulating in Bangladesh.Phylogenic analysis of the Nipah virus genome sequences Methods This study combined 21 new human NiV near-complete or partial genome sequences from the period 2016-2023 with 17 previously reported sequences from NiV cases from 2012-2015. The differences in epidemiological and clinical features between the sublineages were compared using descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis. Results The median age of the NiV cases examined in this study was 17…
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