US EditionWHO Sees Low Risk of Nipah Virus Outbreak Spreading Beyond India, Says ‘No Evidence…’
WHO says two confirmed Nipah cases confined to one district with no human-to-human surge; 196 contacts tested negative, no travel or trade restrictions advised.
- On Friday, the World Health Organization said the Nipah outbreak in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India poses low spread risk and no travel or trade restrictions are needed.
- WHO noted that both infections were limited to one district and there was no record of symptomatic travel by the patients, citing India's prior Nipah outbreak experience showing no sustained human-to-human transmission.
- Following confirmation, central and state health authorities identified, traced, monitored and tested 196 contacts, enacting enhanced surveillance, laboratory testing and infection control measures.
- Regional governments moved quickly to intensify border screening, with Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Nepal reinstating Covid-style traveller checks and Singapore's airport authorities adding temperature screening.
- Nipah is primarily transmitted from fruit bats and can cause fever and encephalitis with a fatality rate of 40% to 75%, while no approved vaccines exist though an Oxford-linked candidate is being tested.
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WHO backs India's handling of Nipah outbreak, says travel and trade curbs not needed
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement on Thursday following the confirmation of two Nipah virus cases in India this month. The cases were reported from West Bengal. WHO said there is no requirement for travel or trade restrictions at this stage. Based on India’s past handling of Nipah outbreaks, the global health body stated that there is no indication of increased human-to-human transmission. “The likelihood of spread to other …
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