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

West Bengal is on high alert after two confirmed Nipah cases triggered international screenings. Know why this deadly virus ...

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.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has mentioned that it does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions in response to the Nipah virus cases reported in West Bengal. It also noted that risk ...

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 ...

The WHO said there was no evidence of increased human-to-human transmission so far, adding that India had the capacity to ...

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

India has demonstrated its capacity to manage Nipah outbreaks during previous events, and recommended public health measures ...

The virus, which is carried by fruit bats and animals such as pigs, can cause fever and brain inflammation and has a fatality ...

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.

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 ...