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Bangladesh Bans Sale of Palm Sap After an Unusually Lethal Oubreak
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Published: March 21, 2011

Bangladesh is suffering an outbreak of deadly Nipah virus, causing the government to adopt an unusual prevention tactic: a ban on the sale of fresh palm sap. More