The WHO said there was no evidence of increased human-to-human transmission so far, adding that India had the capacity to contain such outbreaks. It was coordinating closely with Indian health authorities, the agency added. “ The WHO considers that the risk of further spread of infection from these two cases is low,” the agency told Reuters.

Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted the authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spread...

It can be asymptomatic but it is often very dangerous, with a case fatality rate of 40% to 75%, depending on the local healthcare system's capacity for detection and management, the World Health Organ...