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SINGAPORE – In recent days, the authorities in countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam have been on high alert after an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health workers collect blood samples from goats in the neighborhood for testing after a 12-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus in ...

The present outbreak of the Nipah virus infection in West Bengal, India, is the latest of a series of flare-ups of the frequently fatal, fruit-bat–spread zoonotic disease. Nipah (Henipavirus nipahense ...

LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand and Malaysia to step up airport screening to prevent the spread of the infection. But what ...