ArticleEcoHealth2017
A Controlled Trial to Reduce the Risk of Human Nipah Virus Exposure in Bangladesh.
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- Nipah virus destroyed my personal, family, and social life: stories of the hardship faced by Nipah survivors in Bangladesh.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Empowering youth: a school-based digital awareness campaign for sustainable Nipah virus prevention in Bangladesh.IJID regions · 2026Article
- A One Health approach to understanding and managing Nipah virus outbreaks.Nature microbiology · 2025Review
- Molecular determinants of cross-species transmission in emerging viral infections.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2024Review
- Nipah Virus: A Multidimensional Update.Viruses · 2024Review
- Identifying weather patterns affecting household date palm sap consumption in Bangladesh, 2013-2016.PloS one · 2024Article
- Pandemic potential of the Nipah virus and public health strategies adopted during outbreaks: Lessons from Kerala, India.PLOS global public health · 2024Review
- Human Exposure to Bats, Rodents and Monkeys in Bangladesh.EcoHealth · 2023Article
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- Hunting Bats for Human Consumption in Bangladesh.EcoHealth · 2020Article
- Nipah virus: epidemiology, pathology, immunobiology and advances in diagnosis, vaccine designing and control strategies - a comprehensive review.The veterinary quarterly · 2019Review
- Nipah virus infection: A review.Epidemiology and infection · 2019Review
- Characterization of the Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Nipah Virus Spillover Events in Bangladesh, 2007-2013.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2018Article
- A large-scale behavior change intervention to prevent Nipah transmission in Bangladesh: components and costs.BMC research notes · 2017Article
- Population-Level Preparedness About Preventive Practices Against Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Adults in Bangladesh.Frontiers in public healthArticle
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12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Human Nipah virus (NiV) infection, often fatal in Bangladesh, is primarily transmitted by drinking raw date palm sap contaminated by Pteropus bats. We assessed the impact of a behavior change communication intervention on reducing consumption of potentially NiV-contaminated raw sap. During the 2012-2014 sap harvesting seasons, we implemented interventions in two areas and compared results with a control area. In one area, we disseminated a "do not drink raw sap" message and, in the other area, encouraged only drinking sap if it had been protected from bat contamination by a barrier ("only safe sap"). Post-intervention, 40% more respondents in both intervention areas reported knowing about a disease contracted through raw sap consumption compared with control. Reported raw sap consumption decreased in all areas. The reductions in the intervention areas were not significantly greater compared to the control. Respondents directly exposed to the "only safe sap" message were more likely to report consuming raw sap from a protected source than those with no exposure (25 vs. 15%, OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.5-2.6, P < 0.001). While the intervention increased knowledge in both intervention areas, the "only safe sap" intervention reduced exposure to potentially NiV-contaminated sap and should be considered for future dissemination.
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