DHAKA, Feb. 7 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Friday that a woman in northern Bangladesh died in January after contracting the deadly Nipah virus, marking the latest case in a region where the infection is reported nearly every year.

The patient, aged between 40 and 50, developed symptoms on January 21, including fever, headache, hypersalivation, disorientation, and convulsions. She passed away a week later, and laboratory tests confirmed Nipah virus infection the following day.

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The woman had no travel history but had consumed raw date palm sap, a known source of Nipah transmission from infected fruit bats. All 35 individuals who had contact with her...