Nipah virus outbreak sparks growing concern
Posted By: Dreadnought, 9/17/2023 11:08:40 AM
A virus with a fatality rate that can reach 75 per cent is resurgent in India, sparking growing concern. Nipah virus is classified as a zoonotic disease, meaning it can jump from animals to humans. It was first identified after an outbreak in Malaysian pig farmers in 1999. It then popped up in Bangladesh in 2001 and outbreaks occur there annually, along with eastern India, the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated. More than 100 people have died of Nipah. It is spread from secretions from animals, through contaminated food and contact with the tissue of sick animals. Fruit bats are the natural carriers of the virus and have been identified
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