Recent reports circulating on social media and some news outlets sparked concern about a Nipah virus outbreak in India, particularly in West Bengal. However, verified data from the Union Health ...

An outbreak of the Nipah virus in the Indian state of West Bengal is raising concern in parts of Asia, leading some airports to implement precautionary health screenings. So far, five confirmed ...

A virus that originated in a type of fruit bat has been identified in India, spurring protective public health measures across that country. The Nipah virus is a potentially lethal disease that has ...

Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Ex-President of IMA Cochin and Convener of the Research Cell, Kerala, on Monday warned that the Nipah virus spreads from bats to humans and can cause severe illness with a high ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that a patient in Bangladesh died after contracting the Nipah virus, adding that it believes the risk of the disease spreading internationally still ...

A virus that officials say “has a relatively high death rate” has led to COVID-style health checks at several airports in Asia. Five people in in West Bengal, India, have contracted the Nipah virus, ...

Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been reported in India, infecting two nurses. Symptoms can range from fever and headache to severe brain swelling, with a high fatality rate. Two cases of the ...

Airports across Asia have put urgent steps in place to stop the spread of a highly lethal virus. Temperature screening has been set up by authorities in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia after two ...

areas affected by the Nipah virus. Surveillance of migrant workers arriving from South Asia will also be enhanced, said the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) on Jan 28, as it announced stepped-up ...

India is battling an outbreak of Nipah Virus in its eastern state of West Bengal that has seen five people confirmed infected and nearly 100 people placed in quarantine. The outbreak is reported to ...

Countries across Asia are stepping up health screening measures after cases of a deadly virus were detected in India. Authorities in India, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia have enacted new ...