India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings

[littlemissmartypants]

Source: AP

Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health screenings and airport surveillance for travelers arriving from India.

India’s Health Ministry said Tuesday that two Nipah cases had been detected since December and that all identified contacts had been quarantined and tested. The ministry did not release details about the patients but said 196 contacts had been traced and all tested negative.

“The situation is under constant monitoring, and all necessary public health measures are in place,” the ministry said.

Nipah, a zoonotic virus first identified during a 1990s outbreak in Malaysia, spreads through fruit bats, pigs and human-to-human contact. There is no vaccine for the virus, which can cause raging fevers, convulsions and vomiting. The only treatment is supportive care to control complications and keep patients comfortable.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/india-nipah-virus-outbreak-contained-asia-166df6c637780b99ede380bf4ddccfcc

[LudwigPastorius]

1. *sigh*

The virus has an estimated fatality rate of between 40% and 75%, according to the WHO, making it far more deadly than the coronavirus

Even the hint of a new viral pandemic with Trump and Brainworm Boy in charge makes me want to puke.

[Strelnikov_]

4. Virus the movie Contagion was based on

What I remember from five years ago CDC/NIH/? was going to Stage ? vaccine trials for a virus for which there had been minimal deaths.

Indicated to me how much they were concerned about this one.

“ Nipah virus (NiV) vaccine development is advancing rapidly, with a phase 1 trial published in Dec 2025 showing that experimental vaccines are safe and produce a strong immune response. As of January 2026, no licensed vaccine exists for this 40-82% mortality pathogen. ”

[tanyev]

2. Oh, great.

[mdbl]

3. I don't see how India can contain ANY virus.

Just my not-so-humble opinion.

[littlemissmartypants]

5. You aren't alone in this opinion. It was my first thought as well, mdbl.

[Miguelito Loveless]

6. More pandemics are cooking

and when the next one hits, deaths in the US will be staggering. No CDC, no vaccines, no FEMA, a collapsed health care system, mass medical disinformation.

[littlemissmartypants]

7. As if we're Russia where the regime is setting up a veritable colorful Venezuelan fiesta...

Of nasty layers of embedded consequences with one disaster after another. Only the nesting dolls aren't sweet babushkas but devils.


Los Diablos Danzantes de la población de Yare
The Dancing Devils of the town of Yare, Venezuela