West Bengal is on high alert after two confirmed Nipah cases triggered international screenings. Know why this deadly virus ...

India has demonstrated its capacity to manage Nipah outbreaks during previous events, and recommended public health measures ...

Two confirmed cases of the deadly Nipah virus in West Bengal have triggered regional health screenings. Learn how the virus ...

The World Health Organisation has been working closely with Indian health authorities and found "no evidence yet of increased ...

The WHO has backed India's handling of the Nipah virus outbreak after two cases were confirmed in West Bengal, saying the ...

No cases of the virus were reported outside India, but several Asian countries introduced or reinforced screening measures at ...

India confirmed 2 laboratory-confirmed cases of Nipah virus infection in the state of West Bengal in January 2026; both patients were 25-year-old nurses employed at the same private hospital in ...

The two infections were detected in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. According to WHO, the cases are confined to ...

Nipah virus cases in West Bengal have prompted heightened surveillance across Asia, with airports and border crossings ...

Fruit bats have been identified as the most likely cause of subsequent outbreaks. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Recent cases have largely been detected in southern Kerala state. A major outbreak in 2018 killed at least 17 people there.

The WHO said there was no evidence of increased human-to-human transmission so far, adding that India had the capacity to ...