A World Health Organization official said on Friday that the risk of the spread of the Nipah virus is low, saying that none of the over 190 contacts of the two people infected in India had tested ...

The agency added that it did not recommend travel or trade curbs after two infections of the deadly virus were reported by the South Asian nation.

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

Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand and Malaysia to step up airport screening ...

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

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

An outbreak of the Nipah virus in India is being closely monitored by Jersey's health authorities after a small number of cases.

Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are among the Asian locations that tightened airport screening checks this week to guard against such a spread after India confirmed infections.

Nipah is a zoonotic virus first identified during a 1990s outbreak in Malaysia. It spreads through fruit bats, pigs and human ...

Two confirmed cases of the deadly Nipah virus in West Bengal have triggered regional health screenings. Learn how the virus ...