Dr Zaliha Mustafa explained that the Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus that is transmitted from animals to humans and can cause complications such as encephalitis and acute respiratory illness, with a 40 to 70 per cent fatality rate.

Source: https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/09/23/health-minister-no-nipah-cases-detected-in-msia-after-epidemic-ended-in-1999/

Is Nipah virus deadlier than COVID-19?

Source: https://www.siasat.com/is-nipah-virus-deadlier-than-covid-19-know-mortality-rate-2697581/

Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) or PCR tests are used to detect the Nipah virus, she said.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/no-new-positive-case-of-nipah-a-big-relief-says-kerala-govt-2698656/

Some individuals infected with the Nipah virus may also experience acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/india-shutters-schools-offices-and-public-transport-over-nipah-virus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=india-shutters-schools-offices-and-public-transport-over-nipah-virus

The Australian Department of Agriculture and Industry says Australia is free of Nipah virus, “however, an incursion of this virus would have serious consequences for both animal and human health”.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/travel/2023/10/12/bali-tourists-nipah-virus/

The Kerala government has withdrawn containment in all zones and allied restrictions imposed in northern Kozhikode district as no new cases of Nipah virus have been reported here since September 16.

Source: https://thelinkpaper.ca/kerala-government-withdraws-nipah-related-restrictions-in-kozhikode/

The possibility of a Nipah virus pandemic was the inspiration for the 2011 blockbuster Contagion, which starred Kate Winslet and Gwyneth Paltrow in a dystopian world struck by a terrifying illness.

Source: https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/uk-world-news/scientists-say-virus-could-cause-8884298

To this end, they have taken the significant step of ordering the sole available antiviral treatment for Nipah virus infection, a monoclonal antibody supplied by ICMR, even though its clinical efficacy has not yet been definitively established.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/nipah-virus-outbreak-in-kerala-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nipah-virus-outbreak-in-kerala-what-you-need-to-know

With two confirmed deaths due to the dreaded Nipah virus and four more cases suspected in Kerala’s Kozhikode district, health authorities have sounded alarm bells.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/health-wellness/nipah-virus-kerala-signs-symptoms-prevention-8936345/