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Nipah virus: Singapore requires daily temperature checks for new migrant workers who travelled to West Bengal

This past week, MOM advised primary care clinics and anchor operators to increase vigilance for migrant workers who recently traveled to West Bengal, implementing enhanced screening protocols.
Because Nipah cases in West Bengal, India, with high mortality and no licensed vaccine, prompted health authorities to increase surveillance this past week.
St Andrew's said clinicians ask about recent travel to Bangladesh or West Bengal and exposure history, and St Andrew's Mission Hospital uses workflows to isolate and refer suspected cases among over 100,000 migrant workers.
WHO reports no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission beyond close contact, and Indian health authorities tested more than 190 close contacts with all negative results.
Treatment remains limited to supportive care, and WHO emphasises early detection and coordinated public-health action, as Nipah is on the WHO Research and Development Blueprint due to its epidemic potential and high mortality.

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