By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD, Jan 30 (Reuters) - There is a low risk of the deadly Nipah virus spreading from India, the World ...

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

Jan 29 (Reuters) - The risk of infection for people from Europe travelling to West Bengal, India is assessed as very low, ...

Indian authorities have contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in eastern West Bengal state ...

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

Since the infection was first detected in humans in 1998, there have been sporadic new outbreaks across the so-called Nipah ...

India regularly reports sporadic infections, particularly in the southern state of Kerala, considered among the world's most ...

Nipah is a rare viral infection that spreads largely from infected animals, mainly fruit bats, to humans. It can be ...

Jan 28 (Reuters) - India is monitoring Nipah virus infections, with two reported from its eastern state of West Bengal since ...

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

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.

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