US EditionOfficials Report Outbreak of Deadly Nipah Virus, Which Has No Cure
Health officials quarantined nearly 100 close contacts amid five Nipah virus cases, with a fatality rate of 40-75% and no available vaccine or cure, WHO says.
- 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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An epidemic of the Nipah virus in the state of West Bengal in India has increased concern in some parts of Asia. There have not been reported cases outside India, but some countries have begun to stop...
The Nipah virus is spreading in the Indian state of West Bengal. Five health workers were infected earlier this month, one of whom is in critical condition. Another 110 people are in quarantine after coming into contact with them. Thailand and Nepal have already started screening passengers at airports due to the spread of the virus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert for the outbreak of the Nipah Virus in West Bengal, India, due to its high lethality and lack of cure. The pathogen has an incubation period of between 5 and 14 days and causes symptoms such as fever, headache, dizziness, disorientation, confusion and respiratory problems, which in severe cases can lead to permanent encephalitis, coma and neurological sequelae.
Several Asian countries are tightening controls at airports after five cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been confirmed in India.
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