Nipah virus

Singapore to ease measures against Nipah virus from Feb 23; no cases reported to date

The Communicable Diseases Agency said it will cease temperature screening at the airport and seaports for flights and ships arriving from affected areas.

Indian nurse infected with Nipah virus dies

A patient, who according to medics is suffering from Nipah, is shifted to an ICU in a medical college in Kerala.

Risk of Nipah spread low after cases in India, Bangladesh: WHO

Nipah, which spreads from animals to humans, has no vaccine and a fatality rate ranging from 40 per cent to 75 per cent.

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Nipah virus: No cases detected in S’pore, authorities closely monitoring situation in Bangladesh

CDA said that it has progressively implemented public health measures to prevent Nipah Virus infection in Singapore since Jan 28.

WHO says one person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh

The patient in Bangladesh developed symptoms consistent with Nipah virus on Jan 21 and died a week later.

Nipah virus: Daily temperature checks for new migrant workers with West Bengal travel history

MOM said there are a relatively small number of migrant workers from West Bengal arriving in Singapore each month.

MOM urges employers to advise travelling helpers to take precautions against Nipah virus

Travellers walking past a thermal scanner area at Jakarta's Soekarno Hatta International Airport on Jan 30.

Commentary

Are we about to live through a Nipah pandemic?

A Nipah patient being moved in the Indian state of Kerala in 2024.

Nipah airport screenings are for reassurance, not scientific step to stop spread, experts say

Passengers walk in the thermal scanner area at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan 30.

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