Nipah virus infection outbreak with nosocomial and corpse-to-human transmission, Bangladesh.

Active Nipah virus encephalitis surveillance identified an encephalitis cluster and sporadic cases in Faridpur, Bangladesh, in January 2010. We identified 16 case-patients; 14 of these patients died. For 1 case-patient, the only known exposure was hugging a deceased patient with a probable case, while another case-patient's exposure involved preparing the same corpse for burial by removing oral secretions and anogenital excreta with a cloth and bare hands.

Bronchiolitis outbreak caused by respiratory syncytial virus in southwest Bangladesh, 2010.

Background: During July 2010, newspapers reported a respiratory disease outbreak in southwestern Bangladesh resulting in the admission of children to a secondary care hospital. We investigated this outbreak to determine the etiology and explore possible risk factors.

Methods: The hospital's physician diagnosed children aged <2 years with cough, tachypnea or dyspnea, and expiratory wheeze as having acute bronchiolitis.