The ‌risk of the ‌deadly Nipah virus spreading from India ⁠is ‌low, the World Health ‍Organisation said on Friday, adding ...

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

The virus spreads from animals to humans, via person-to-person contact or through consuming contaminated food.

No cases of the virus were reported outside India, but several Asian countries introduced or reinforced screening measures at ...

Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West ...

Two confirmed cases of the rare virus prompted the WHO and other health officials to activate their outbreak responses.

Recent cases have largely been detected in southern Kerala state. A major outbreak in 2018 killed at least 17 people there.

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

Fruit bats have been identified as the most likely cause of subsequent outbreaks. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

India confirmed 2 laboratory-confirmed cases of Nipah virus infection in the state of West Bengal in January 2026; both patients were 25-year-old nurses employed at the same private hospital in ...

The Trump administration this week sent out an alert about the Nipah virus after two cases were confirmed in West Bengal, ...