Two cases have been detected in India among health care workers.

The virus spreads from animals to humans, via person-to-person contact or through consuming contaminated food.

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

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.

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

Four top virologists provide a run down on the Nipah virus emerging from India - including how deadly it is and how likely it ...

Countries across Asia are on high alert after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India. Though Indian officials ...

Health authorities across parts of Asia have stepped up airport screening and surveillance after India confirmed two cases ...

India has confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus. Here are answers on what the infection is and what happened in previous outbreaks in Asian countries.