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WHO Says Nipah Virus Risk Low in India with No Sign of Spread
WHO says India can contain Nipah virus after two cases with 40-75% fatality; no travel restrictions advised despite ongoing bat virus reservoir risks.
- On Jan 30, the World Health Organization assessed the risk of Nipah virus spreading from India as low and said it does not recommend travel or trade restrictions after two infected health workers in West Bengal.
- Nipah spreads mainly via bats and contaminated fruit, with Indian health authorities investigating the source as person-to-person spread requires prolonged contact and remains limited.
- Nipah’s high fatality and vaccine gap mean it has a fatality rate 40 per cent to 75 per cent, no cure, and India’s outbreak count is the seventh documented; third in West Bengal.
- Several Asian locations tightened airport screening this week, and WHO coordinated with Indian health authorities while noting no evidence of increased human-to-human transmission.
- Experts note that outbreaks remain sporadic in India, with Kerala historically higher-risk while caregivers and close contacts face local exposure, keeping general population risk low.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that there is a low risk of the Nipah virus spreading from India.
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