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Officials Report Outbreak of Deadly Nipah Virus, Which Has No Cure
Five Nipah virus infections, including healthcare workers, are confirmed in West Bengal; the virus has a fatality rate up to 75% and no vaccine or specific treatment exists.
- 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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Indian authorities have declared to have contained an outbreak of the Nipah virus. Previously, two cases had been confirmed in the eastern state of West Bengal. Several Asian countries tightened health controls for travellers from India.
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