Officials issue urgent warning amid race to contain outbreak of disease with no known cure: 'Intensified surveillance at [View all]

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Public health agencies and border officials are on high alert after a rare but potentially deadly virus outbreak in West Bengal, India, The Washington Post reported.

What's happening?
Two cases of Nipah virus have been confirmed, according to an Indian Health Ministry statement Tuesday reviewed by the Post.

Nipah virus outbreaks occur cyclically in South Asia and Southeast Asia, particularly in Bangladesh.

A November study in the Journal of Infection and Public Health described the virus as a "significant public health threat," attributing the pathogen's prevalence in Bangladesh to the consumption of raw date palm sap tainted by fruit bats.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/officials-issue-urgent-warning-amid-233000794.html

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