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Officials Report Outbreak of Deadly Nipah Virus, Which Has No Cure
Two Nipah virus cases confirmed in West Bengal with nearly 100 contacts quarantined as authorities conduct surveillance and testing to contain the outbreak, officials said.
- Nipah virus, carried by fruit bats and capable of infecting pigs and humans, is a serious zoonotic virus with no known treatment or vaccine.
- Nipah virus has a high mortality rate, estimated between 40-75% of cases resulting in death according to WHO.
- Outbreaks of Nipah virus have been reported in Malaysia, Bangladesh, India and the Philippines, though the range of fruit bats spreading it is wider.
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