Two Nipah virus cases were reported in India, prompting swift public health action, travel precautions, and close international monitoring.

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus, usually transmitted from animals such as fruit bats to humans or through contaminated food.

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As the infection develops, some patients may also develop a serious complication known as encephalitis - an inflammation of ...

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WHO has said no travel restrictions are needed after recent Nipah virus cases in India. Here’s how the virus spreads, its symptoms, and how infection is diagnosed.

Confirmed cases of Nipah virus has sparked airports in Asia to clamp down on health surveillance and screenings that's so far ...

Nipah virus has a fatality rate of 75% - which makes it deadlier than COVID-19, which triggered a worldwide lockdown in ...

India's health ministry has clarified that there are two cases of confirmed Nipah virus in West Bengal amid reports that five ...

The World Health Organization reported two cases of a rare virus in an eastern Indian state on Thursday.

India has said its latest Nipah virus outbreak is contained after swift contact tracing and isolation measures. However, the ...

Airports have now introduced Covid-style checks in an attempt to stall an outbreak of a deadly virus with no cure and ...