US EditionOutbreak of Deadly Virus with No Cure and 'Epidemic Potential' Reported in India as Officials Issue Severe Warning
- Earlier this week, West Bengal health officials confirmed three new Nipah infections including a doctor, nurse and health staff member near Narayana Multispecialty Hospital in Barasat about 25 km from Kolkata.
- Experts note spillover from bats often involves contaminated fruit, and the virus can spread between humans through bodily fluids like saliva, urine and blood, Rajeev Jayadevan said.
- Authorities say 180 people have undergone testing and 20 high-risk contacts quarantined while nearly 100 close contacts were told to quarantine, and two nurses fell ill after duty Dec. 28 to 30 and entered intensive care on Jan. 4.
- Authorities issued a nationwide alert and local quarantine measures near Barasat, while regional health authorities increased surveillance for AES and Tamil Nadu issued an advisory to monitor AES linked to West Bengal.
- The WHO lists Nipah as a priority pathogen and notes the virus has a fatality rate between 40-75 per cent, no vaccine or specific treatment, and states are expanding AES surveillance for long-term neurological risks.
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There is no vaccine and no treatment for the virus, and the lethality rate is 80 per cent.
India Moves To Contain Outbreak of Deadly Nipah Virus, 100+ in Quarantine
from InfoWars: The Indian government is moving to contain an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus, which is transmitted from animals to humans, in the eastern state of West Bengal Health authorities have warned that the virus has the potential for widespread transmission or even a global pandemic The Indian government is moving to contain an outbreak […]
India's health authorities have been alerted to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus, after five cases of this disease, which is currently incurable, have been detected near one of the largest cities in the country.The Nipah, transmitted by bats, has been identified in West Bengal, near the state capital, Calcutta, which is India's third most populous city, which has led to the urgent tracing of contacts and quarantines.The authorities confirm…
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Nipah is a zoonotic virus with a high mortality rateBIJU BORO/AFP via Getty Bats (stock image)NEED TO KNOWAuthorities in India have confirmed that two cases of Nipah virus have been reportedTwo nurses at a private hospital near Kolkata, West Bengal, were infected with the potentially fatal virus, and one is in a coma"The most likely source of infection is a patient who had been admitted to the same hospital previously," a senior health official …
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