US EditionOfficials Report Outbreak of Deadly Nipah Virus, Which Has No Cure
Five cases of Nipah virus confirmed in West Bengal with nearly 100 people quarantined and 180 tested as authorities increase surveillance and contact tracing efforts.
- 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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Several cases have been reported in health care workers in India. This virus, discovered in 1999, is, for the time being, only little transmissible, but the fear of a mutation exists.
An outbreak of the Nipah virus triggered health alerts in India, following the confirmation of five cases in West Bengal state, including medical personnel.The authorities quarantined nearly 100 people and transferred the patients to Kolkata hospitals, where one remains in critical condition.Information from local media indicates that the episode activated emergency protocols due to the high level of lethality of the pathogen and its ability to …
Virus has caused cancer and has pandemic potential "considerable", according to the World Health Organization
Bats at Kolkata's Alipore Zoo are being tested for the deadly Nipah virus, after five infected cases were identified in West Bengal.
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