US EditionEverything to know about Nipah virus amid cases being detected in India
Two nurses in West Bengal tested positive for Nipah virus, which has a 40% to 75% mortality rate, prompting enhanced surveillance by multiple countries, WHO said.
- Earlier this week, India confirmed two Nipah virus cases in West Bengal among 25-year-old nurses, prompting regional alerts.
- As a zoonotic disease, Nipah virus is mainly spread by fruit bats and can transmit between people; WHO estimates its fatality rate between 40% and 75% with incubation period three to 14 days.
- India's Health Ministry said all quarantined contacts have been tested and an outbreak response team was deployed while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and WHO activated responses.
- Neighboring countries implemented airport screening, including incoming passengers' temperature checks and advising against travel to the Barasat area, while increasing monitoring at border crossings.
- While no vaccine exists for Nipah, experts say treatments like monoclonal antibody and remdesivir research are underway, and WHO estimates incubation can last up to 14 days.
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Two cases of Nipah virus infection have been confirmed in the Indian state of West Bengal. This virus is transmitted from fruit bats or pigs to humans and is a common occurrence in the region. Although mortality rates are high and a vaccine is unavailable, the chance of this new outbreak reaching larger proportions is minimal.
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