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.

Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand and Malaysia to step up airport screening ...

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.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.

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

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

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 ...

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

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