There have been two confirmed cases of Nipah virus in a hospital in West Bengal, India. Close to 200 people were also exposed to the infection. This has sparked concern across Asia, as the virus is ...

A joint research by Chinese scientists has recently found that the oral nucleoside drug VV116, approved for the treatment of COVID-19, shows significant antiviral activity against Nipah virus, ...

Following the outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus, airports are screening travelers from the “affected areas” PR Thai Government The deadly Nipah virus has led some airports to start COVID-style ...

Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said the nation’s ‘gatekeepers’ at all international airports, seaports, and land crossings were on high alert. (Bernama pic) The health ministry has assured the public ...

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India reported its first Nipah outbreak in West Bengal in 2001, and at least 17 people died in Kerala in 2018, with two more in 2023. (EPA Images pic) Indian authorities said they had ensured “timely ...

Is a sense of unease spreading across Asia as airports implement strict Nipah virus screenings for travellers arriving from West Bengal? In January, a sudden cluster of Nipah virus infections centred ...

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