Singapore, Feb. 11 -- Singapore's Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said it is closely monitoring a reported case of Nipah virus infection in Naogaon district of Rajshahi division in northwestern Bangladesh, adding that no cases linked to the situations in India and Bangladesh have been detected in the city-state.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on February 6 that a woman had died in January after contracting the Nipah virus. She was reported to have consumed raw date palm sap, a known high-risk source of infection.

The CDA noted that Nipah is endemic in Bangladesh, with recurring seasonal outbreaks often associated with the consumption of raw date palm sap contaminated by fruit bats. There is currently no evidence that t...