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Malaysia steps up health surveillance, border controls to prevent Nipah virus spread

Malaysia steps up health surveillance, border controls to prevent Nipah virus spread

Malaysia has strengthened health surveillance and border controls to prevent the entry of the Nipah virus, amid concerns about virus infections from India.
Singapore, Indonesia tighten airport screening over mounting Nipah virus concerns

Singapore, Indonesia tighten airport screening over mounting Nipah virus concerns

Deadly Nipah virus once found in bats in Vietnam, but experts say outbreak risk is low

Deadly Nipah virus once found in bats in Vietnam, but experts say outbreak risk is low

Nipah isn't the real threat, our lack of preparedness is

Nipah isn't the real threat, our lack of preparedness is

On the morning of Jan. 26, my phone was flooded with messages from friends and colleagues. All of them revolved around the same news: five confirmed cases of Nipah virus infection in West Bengal, India.
January 28, 2026 | 03:01 pm PT
How to prevent Nipah virus infection when traveling abroad

How to prevent Nipah virus infection when traveling abroad

Health authorities are advising travelers to maintain good hygiene and avoid animal contact amid a Nipah virus outbreak in India's West Bengal state, which has prompted tighter disease surveillance across Asia.
January 28, 2026 | 12:58 am PT
Vietnam steps up Nipah virus surveillance at border gates nationwide

Vietnam steps up Nipah virus surveillance at border gates nationwide

The Vietnam Administration of Disease Prevention under the Ministry of Health has issued an urgent dispatch calling for enhanced surveillance and prevention of the Nipah virus at border gates nationwide.
January 28, 2026 | 12:16 am PT
Thailand screens 1,700 passengers from India for Nipah virus

Thailand screens 1,700 passengers from India for Nipah virus

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has screened more than 1,700 passengers arriving from Kolkata in India’s West Bengal state for the Nipah virus, with no infection cases found to date.
January 27, 2026 | 06:29 pm PT
Thailand's fruit bats carry strains of Nipah virus

Thailand's fruit bats carry strains of Nipah virus

Thai authorities on Jan. 26 said that several species of fruit bats in the country carry highly virulent strains of Nipah virus, but the greater threat comes from infected individuals arriving from countries currently experiencing outbreaks.
January 27, 2026 | 05:45 am PT
Vietnam issues fruit warning after India reports highly fatal Nipah virus cluster

Vietnam issues fruit warning after India reports highly fatal Nipah virus cluster

Vietnam's Ministry of Health has warned people not to eat fruit bitten or gnawed by bats or birds, as authorities step up surveillance after a Nipah virus cluster was reported in India.
January 26, 2026 | 10:46 pm PT
India imposes curbs after two die of Nipah virus

India imposes curbs after two die of Nipah virus

India has curbed public gatherings and shut some schools in the southern state of Kerala after two people died of Nipah, a virus from bats or pigs that causes deadly fever, officials said Thursday.
September 13, 2023 | 11:21 pm PT
 
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