US EditionOfficials Report Outbreak of Deadly Nipah Virus, Which Has No Cure
Five confirmed Nipah virus infections include healthcare workers; nearly 100 close contacts quarantined amid the first outbreak in West Bengal in 19 years, 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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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.
More Asian countries have re-entered strict health controls on airports, such as those from the COVID-19 pandemic period, after confirming cases of infection with the Nipah deadly virus in India. The authorities are trying to prevent the spread of disease in the region.
Should we fear a new covid-19-type pandemic? Five cases of Nipah virus infection have been confirmed in the state of West Bengal in eastern India. To contain the spread of the virus, nearly a hundred people have been quarantined. But what exactly is this virus?
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Five cases of Nipah virus infection have been confirmed in the state of West Bengal in eastern India. To contain the spread of the virus, nearly a hundred people have been quarantined. But what exactly is this virus?
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