US EditionDeadly Illness Reportedly Detected In Asia, Prompting Airports To Implement Screening Measures Similar To COVID-19
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After 17 years, the deadly Nipah virus reappears in West Bengal. Airports across Southeast Asia have already reacted – the danger is real.
Deadly Illness Reportedly Detected In Asia, Prompting Airports To Implement Screening Measures Similar To COVID-19
Reports of a Nipah virus outbreak in an Indian state have prompted airports across Asia to implement COVID-style screenings. “Nipah is a serious, and sometimes deadly, viral disease,” the CDC says. “Nipah virus can be spread from person to person,” the agency says, adding that “Nipah outbreaks occur nearly every year in parts of Asia, often in Bangladesh and India.” “Around 40%–70% of people with Nipah die,” the agency stated. Airports introduce…
Between 40 and 70 percent of those infected die from the disease.
Nipah virus is generally only transmitted from animals to humans and only rarely between humans, explains the doctor.
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