![[aggregator] downloaded image for imported item #29447](https://newsview.top/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/deadly-niph-virus-india-thailand-1024x576.jpg "Airports launch COVID-style health checks after outbreak of deadly virus")
This post was originally published on this site.
Asian countries are on high alert after cases of thedeadly Nipah virus weredetected in West Bengal, India.
The zoonotic virus can spread between animals and people, mostly fruit bats and pigs, with mild to severe symptoms from fevers to brain infection and death, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Five people have contracted the Nipah virus, the Thai government confirmed.
CDC WARNS AMERICANS TRAVELING TO 4 COUNTRIES OVER OUTBREAK OF UNTREATABLE MOSQUITO DISEASE
India’s National Center for Disease Controlalso confirmed the outbreak, writing it is “not major” and is limited to two “districts in Kerala (Kozhikode) [and] Malappuram.”
Countries in the region have been put on alert, with health officials implementing tracking and prevention rules similar to those implemented during theCOVID pandemic.
Thailand’s Department of Disease Control screens travelers after the Nipah virus outbreak was detected in India.(Thai Government)
Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (TDDC) issued a press release Friday to emphasize that the measures are in place “to monitor andscreen travelersat international communicable disease control checkpoints.”
The Nipah virus can spread between animals and people, mostly fruit bats and pigs, with mild to severe symptoms from fevers to brain infection and death, authorities said.(Thai Government)
Travelers must share their travel history and possible exposure link.
If they have any symptoms, they need to disclose the date those symptoms began.
India’s Ministry of Healthposted guidance on X regarding how to prevent the virus.
Thai airports are implementing protocols similar to those which were implemented during the Coronavirus pandemic.(Thai Government)
Precautions such as washing fruits before consumption, drinking chlorinated and boiled water, and wearing protective clothing whenever handling or cleaning animals and sheds are among those listed.
onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.
People are also told to avoid eating contaminated and half-eaten fruits fallen from trees, to avoid consuming raw date palm juice, and to avoid exposure to sick or dead animals.
TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ
Indian officials began testing bats at Kolkata’s Alipore Zoo on Saturday torule out infection, The Hindu reported.
“The team collectedswab samples from bats.They have followed all the protocols during the process,” the zoo’s director, Tripti Sah, told the outlet.
![[aggregator] downloaded image for imported item #22754](https://newsview.top/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bulgaria-man-survives-lion-attack-ancient-archaeology-history-discovery-1-1024x576.jpg "Ancient man survived brutal lion attack, suffered lifelong damage: 'Extremely rare'")
![[aggregator] downloaded image for imported item #23050](https://newsview.top/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/4961a4b7-3-1024x576.jpg "CDC reports first cruise norovirus outbreak this year, as nearly 90 people are infected")
![[aggregator] downloaded image for imported item #23045](https://newsview.top/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/grenada-travel-advisory-violent-crime-fox-news-1-1024x576.jpg "Vacation destination slapped with increased travel advisory due to 'violent crime'")
![[aggregator] downloaded image for imported item #23238](https://newsview.top/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/only-fans-tiktokers-us-visa-fox-news-1024x576.jpg "OnlyFans stars and TikTok influencers are 'dominating' visas for their 'extraordinary ability'")