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Zakiul Hassan and Tahmina Shirin on Nipah virus disease
Episode 2
Monday, 13 April, 2026

Phoebe Ashley-Norman talks with Zakiul Hassan and Prof Tahmina Shirin about the findings of "Interpreting the natural history and pathogenesis of Nipah virus disease through clinical data, to inform clinical trial design: a systematic review", by Zakiul Hassan and colleagues. We also discuss Nipah virus disease more broadly, talking about recent phylogenetic findings, diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines, and ongoing challenges. Read the systematic review here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(25)00223-X/fulltext We also touched on some past Lancet publications, which you can explore here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00361-0/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00262-7/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00765-5/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00707-7/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(24)00270-2/fulltext