According to the WHO, the cases are confined to North 24 Parganas district, with no travel reported while the patients were symptomatic. Surveillance, infection prevention and control measures have ...

India has seen a rise of confirmed cases of the rare, brain-damaging virus, even prompting neighbouring countries to bring ...

Indian authorities confirm containment of the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in West Bengal, easing global fears but leaving ...

Nipah is a zoonotic virus first identified during a 1990s outbreak in Malaysia. It spreads through fruit bats, pigs and human ...

This Nipah outbreak in India is worrying because theres currently no prevention and no treatment available, and its a severe ...

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

Nipah outbreaks have occurred almost annually in Asia, particularly in Bangladesh and India. Cases have also been reported in ...

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has warned the Nipah virus is “very rare, but very deadly”, as he revealed Australia is not currently looking to change entry protocols at the border.

Here's what you need to know about Nipah virus, including signs and symptoms, how the virus is transmitted and what ...

The Trump administration this week sent out an alert about the Nipah virus after two cases were confirmed in West Bengal, ...

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Airports in Asia are ramping up health screenings amid concerns about the spread of the deadly Nipah virus. Pakistan has ...