US EditionOfficials Report Outbreak of Deadly Nipah Virus, Which Has No Cure
Five healthcare workers in West Bengal tested positive for Nipah virus, prompting quarantine of about 100 contacts and expanded regional screenings, officials said.
- Nipah virus, carried by fruit bats and capable of infecting pigs and humans, is a serious zoonotic virus with no known treatment or vaccine.
- Nipah virus has a high mortality rate, estimated between 40-75% of cases resulting in death according to WHO.
- Outbreaks of Nipah virus have been reported in Malaysia, Bangladesh, India and the Philippines, though the range of fruit bats spreading it is wider.
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Media PANICS Over Mild Nipah Virus Outbreak
A minor outbreak of the Nipah virus in India has caused mass panic at several media outlets. The outbreak occurred at a private hospital in India’s West Bengal state and has triggered not only a wave of media panic, but also precautionary screenings at several Asian airports. That is despite local health authorities stating the situation is contained and poses minimal risk of widespread transmission. Nipah is a zoonotic disease, and minor cases …
The Director of the Hospital of Infectious Diseases and Tropical “Victor Babesh” of Bucharest, Simin Aysel Florescu, says that the Nipah virus is not currently “an imminent risk” for Romania, but that attention should be paid to patients with respiratory and neurological symptoms coming from some areas of Asia. Prof. Florescu explained that no long-term Asian workers are at risk of infection with this virus.
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