Nipah virus cases in West Bengal have prompted heightened surveillance across Asia, with airports and border crossings ...

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

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 ...

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

Amid the situation, Bangladesh has assured that there is no health risk for its athletes traveling to New Delhi for the Asian ...

Seeking to enhance border surveillance, the Sindh Health Services department has urged the authorities to ensure early ...

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

An outbreak of the highly fatal Nipah virus in India's eastern state of West Bengal has sparked widespread attention and public concern in China ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday when millions will ...

Seeking to enhance border surveillance, the Sindh Health Services department has urged the authorities to ensure early ...

Australia has been advised to sharpen border controls for travellers arriving from India’s West Bengal where an outbreak of the Nipah virus – the world’s deadliest infectious disease – has sparked ...

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By Mubasher Bukhari, Francesco Guarascio and Rishika Sadam LAHORE/HANOI/HYDERABAD, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Authorities in Pakistan ...