US EditionNipah virus fears trigger airport checks across Asia after India confirms two cases
India's health ministry confirmed two cases and traced 196 contacts with no further infections, while Asian countries increased screening to prevent international spread.
- On Tuesday, India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare confirmed two Nipah cases in West Bengal state and said 196 contacts were quarantined and tested with all results negative.
- Nipah is a zoonotic virus that spreads via fruit bats, pigs and human-to-human contact, with no vaccine and a fatality rate of between 40-75 percent, WHO estimates.
- Indonesia and Thailand increased screening at major airports with health declarations, temperature checks and visual monitoring, while fever surveillance and laboratory testing capacity were intensified for arrivals.
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