Overview
- India confirmed two Nipah cases in West Bengal and reports the cluster contained after tracing and quarantining 196 contacts who all tested negative.
- Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and China tightened airport and border health checks for travelers from India.
- No cases have been detected outside India, and the World Health Organization assesses the general risk beyond affected areas as low.
- Nipah’s estimated fatality rate ranges from 40% to 75%, and there is no approved vaccine or specific antiviral treatment.
- Indian health officials dismissed local media claims of a larger outbreak as speculative and incorrect.