The agency added that it did not recommend travel or trade curbs after two infections of the deadly virus were reported by the South Asian nation.

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

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

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

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

The World Health Organisation on Friday said the Nipah virus outbreak reported in India poses a low risk of wider spread, ...

There are no approved drugs or vaccines for the Nipah virus infection; a range of candidate products is under different stages of development, according to WHO ...

The risk of transmission of Nipah virus remains low, and there is no need for any travel or trade restrictions, said the ...

Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are among the countries that tightened airport screening checks this week to guard against Nipah virus.

WHO says India’s Nipah virus cases are limited, with low risk of spread and no travel or trade curbs needed, even as some ...

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